The Changing of Fate
Summary: When Susan's boat to America is caught in a storm that brings it to Narnia, Susan must figure out why she was brought back to Narnia when told it was her fate to never return and deal with her revived romance with Caspian. Set three years post PC.
A/N: I'm taking liberties with the ages of the characters in this story. Susan was 15 in Prince Caspian, Caspian was 16. In this story she is 17, Caspian 18. Peter is 18, Edmund is 15, and Lucy is 13.
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I am so sorry about my really long hiatus, I had hoped to get chapters out sooner, but life got in the way. School has been super crazy and to be honest, I have never had so much work in my entire life. It's sad isn't it? I'm a second semester high school senior and I have never had so much homework as I do now. This is a super short chapter but I wanted to get something up, this next chapter has given me a very stubborn writer's block.
The Changing of Fate
Chapter 6: Susan's Garden
Susan left the meeting room with Trumpkin and Reepicheep, both were overjoyed to see her and learn about her siblings. Trumpkin was desperately missing Lucy and was glad to know she was doing well, but unhappy to learn that Susan's younger sister was getting quieter through the days. Lucy, having been told she would soon return to Narnia, was feeling a bit betrayed that she had not been called back in nearly three years.
Lucy, of course, would never blame Aslan. She put on a brave face in England, stating it just must not be time for her to return, that she just missed her dear friends in Narnia. Susan had tried to help her as much as she could, seeing as they went to the same boarding school, but was dealing with her own Narnia withdrawals- and with the added stress of falling in love with a boy and leaving him soon after.
"Your majesty, as much as we would enjoy more time in your company, Trumpkin and I must see to our duties," Reepicheep said as they walked together.
"Of course, I will not detain you any longer my friends. I know how the press of duty can spring upon you at the most unfortunate of times. Go Reepicheep, I will see you at the ball tonight."
"Queen Susan, you are most understanding. It will be a pleasure to spend more time with you at a later hour," the gallant mouse bowed elaborately and scurried off down the corridor once Trumpkin had given his own gruff farewell.
Susan decided to go outside in the garden to plan what she should do about her parents. Walking out a side door, she entered a small area just away from the palace and main garden. She had planted a similar one when she was queen in the early years of her reign. It was here that she would go to get away from it all, all the pressure and duties of being queen. Caspian must have had it planted once more in his restoration.
There would have been plenty of pictures to base it on as Lucy had much enjoyed drawing and painting Susan's sanctuary. The younger queen had been captivated by Susan's wild growing, colorful, and beautiful garden. She had often commented that she was taken by the disorder of the garden, planted by her orderly sister. She said it captured Susan's true spirit- a beautiful, magical spirit. Times like those, Susan wondered how her young sister had become so wise in her short years.
With a sigh, the gentle queen sat on a marble bench in the center. She could not believe how complicated her life was, though she was very happy to be in Narnia once again. It would just be easier if she had the support of her siblings on this trip. She just didn't know what to do about Caspian or her parents or a whole host of things. For one of the few times in life, Susan did not have Peter around to take every problem and come up with a brilliant answer to it. She was alone and was just a teenager who didn't know how to deal with a kingdom and her heart by herself.
Her emotions and confusion would not be shown outside of this garden though. No, the moment she stepped out of this sanctuary Susan would be calm and collected once again. She would present an all-knowing, confident persona to all. She was excited to have been given the chance to be the gentle queen once again and was determined that both her fellow Englishmen and Narnians would see her as a true queen.
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