Chapter One
Serenity began to nibble on her piece of bread when she was sure that everyone had his or her share. A young griffin came up to Serenity, "Princess…I'm still hungry and very thirsty." Serenity laughed and handed her share of bread to the little griffin, "Come on, I'll take you to the pond, little one." She grabbed her bow and arrows, and then strapped her sword around her waist. "Mina, I'll be back." She called out then walked down to the pond, the little griffin flew in circles.
Serenity sat at the edge and watched the griffin play in the water, "You there." A voice called from in front of her. She looked up to see three men and two women raise their weapons. The women with the bow yelled, "How dare you steal from poor farmers!" Serenity stood and shook her head; "Now this is an unfair fight…How about more of a one on one fight. First blood wins?" "I'll accept the challenge." One man said stepping down from his black horse. The little griffin cried for help as he began to fly away.
Serenity and the man circled each other looking for a weak point. He attacked first, leaving her to only be able to defend herself. He stepped in a pothole giving Serenity an advantage that she took quickly. She knocked his sword out of his grasp and swung her sword ready to kill. "CASPIAN!" "PRINCESS!" Two voices yelled at the same time. Serenity's sword fell to the ground making a clatter.
Mina landed next to Serenity, "Leave her alone." She growled. The women with the bow and arrows ran up to Caspian's side. "Why do you call her a princess?" Caspian demanded. Serenity stared down at Caspian, "Prince Caspian…" His eyes narrowed slightly, "King Caspian." He corrected harshly. Risika landed next to Serenity for support. Serenity leaned up against the flying horse. "Princess, are you all right…" Risika's soothing voice came.
"I am fine, just shocked is all." Serenity said and patted Risika. She looked at Caspian and asked, "Who are your friends?" Caspian narrowed his eyes, "Why do you ask? After all you were about to kill me." Serenity sighed, "Because I thought you were the enemy until that woman yelled your name." Caspian snapped, "Doesn't mean you still wouldn't kill me."
"You don't recognize me?" She asked softly. Caspian shook his head and frowned, "How do you know me?" He demanded. "I am Princess Serenity, the first child of Caspian the ninth." Caspian's eyes widened, a gasp came from one of the women in the group.
Only A Few Hours Later
Caspian had filled his sister with everything she had missed. "He is really dead?" Serenity said with amazement. "Yes, he is. You can come out of hiding now." Serenity looked at her brother tears filling her eyes, "That would be wonderful…to be able to return to civilization and not worry about food. What do you think Risika?" She asked the winged unicorn that was at her right listening to the whole conversation.
Risika shifted her wings and yawned, "Well we will have to move everyone." "Everyone?" The King Peter chimed in. Serenity looked at the king, "Mina the griffin along with her five children." The King's eyes widened, "Why were you not with the rest of the Narnians?" "They didn't trust me at the time. I escaped on Risika and we met up with Mina later. So instead of arguing and trying to prove to the Narnians that I was not a spy, we just took our own path."
Peter looked to his brother and sisters then back at Serenity. He felt slight warmth on the pendant that hid behind his shirt, but he did not look at it. He knew from the warmth that it was glowing. 'Great….now I'm going to be stuck with a crazy soul mate.' He thought as he looked her over. She was a mess with dirt and leaves sticking out of her hair, cuts and bruises all over, and her clothes not even clean. He couldn't help but wrinkle his nose slightly in disgust. Serenity saw that action and raised her eyebrow slightly as she climbed onto Risika. The black unicorn snorted as five young griffins came out of hiding along with their mother Mina.
"Are we really leaving this place, Princess?" Tayla the youngest griffin asked. "Of course we are." Serenity replied softly. Mina had flown ahead to check the ground. Even is the Kings and Queens of Old had said this place was now peaceful, Mina wanted to be sure. Zin, Gage, and Falin had flown up ahead with their mother leaving Serenity and Risika with not only the new Royalty but also with Tayla and Mera. "Sister, please do tell us you will be taking a bath once we reach the palace grounds?" Caspian asked. Serenity looked over at him and sarcastically replied, "No I was thinking about staying like this for a few more years." Risika snorted a laugh as they continued to ride through the forest.