Two days later Peter was out in the palace garden with Cor.
"I just don't know if I can do it. I am so..." Cor paused not sure what to say next. Finally he continued, saying, "I guess I am just scared. I don't think I am ready yet."
"Cor, I can see why you would be scared. But you have to know that it is going to be okay. No one is going to be angry with you about this. It would be approached differently if your father was doing something to trigger it, but..." Peter knew that this wasn't it at all, but he was trying to make Cor see the truth.
"That is not it at all! I just don't want to hurt Dad and Corin."
"I know that, Cor. But not telling them, especially your father is going to hurt them more. If that is the main thing you are worried about by telling your father, is that it will hurt him, then you do need to tell him. I think he would be really hurt if you didn't tell him and he found out another way." Peter stopped, trying to figure out exactly how to word it to persuade Cor to go to his father. He didn't want to threaten to go to Lune, but he couldn't just leave Archenland, knowing that no one knew what Cor had been doing to himself.
Then Peter realized what he needed to do. He needed to pray about it. He turned slightly away from Cor, and prayed in a bare whisper, "Aslan, please show me what to do. I need Your help to show me how to help Cor. He needs to talk to Lune, but he won't. Aslan, please show me how to convince him. And please show Cor what he needs to do. Amen."
Peter turned back to Cor, and as he did, he realized what he needed to say. "Cor, would you like me to go with you when you tell your dad?"
Cor looked down not sure what to say. On one hand, he was scared of his father's reaction when he found out, but on the other, what would he think if his father knew that he had gone to someone else before he had gone to him? Slowly he managed to say, "I think I would like that. But would you tell him that you figured it out?"
"Sure, Cor. But do you mind if I ask why?"
"I..." Cor's voice faltered. "I don't want him to think I came to you instead of him. It is not that I don't like you, it's just that, I don't want to hurt my dad. It isn't his fault and I just don't want to hurt him any more than I am already going to when I tell him this."
"I can see why you would feel that way." Peter's voice was sympathetic. "Of course I will. And I am ready to go with you whenever you are. I don't care if you get ready in he middle of the night I will be more than happy to go with you."
"Peter?"
"Yes Cor?"
"I think I might be ready now."
A/N: Well what did you think? Please leave me a review and let me know. They encourage me to write. I am hoping to update again by Monday.
A/N 2: If you haven't already, please check out my other story A Narnian Mystery. Also please be on the lookout for a fun, sibling one-shot Monday.
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