Disclaimer: I don't own Narnia or any characters you may recognize from the books or the movies, I wish I did but I don't... I also don't own the Narnian Calendar. It belongs to Elecktrum who was kind enough to let me borrow it for my story. Her own stories are awesome and you should go read them too.

Summary: 21 Yule 1006 will see the first lunar eclipse to occur on the Winter Solstice in four hundred years. Enemies of Narnia rejoice! For the time of the Golden Age will come to an end with the spilling of royal blood and Jadis will be revived!

A/N: If you have not read the first three stories in the A Light in the Darkness main story arc (Awakening, Shadowed, and Revealed), I highly recommend you do so. However, if you want to give this one a whirl on its own, you can.

Chapter Thirty-Two: Alambiel's Edict

To all within hearing of the reading of this edict, greetings,

Be it known that in as much as it is the will of Aslan to have placed the rule of Narnia under the Four Kings and Queens: High King Peter the Magnificent, Queen Susan the Gentle, King Edmund the Just, and Queen Lucy the Valiant, in the year 1000, He has willed the return of the last heiress to Lew, King of Narnia, last of the line of Frank. Nonetheless, in order to prevent discord and all other manner of inconveniences likely to arise from the revelation, it is the desire of Alambiel, at times known as Katerina, daughter of Lew, at times Princess of Narnia, now Lady and Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Lion, to impress upon and declare her status. Having been spirited away from Narnia upon the fall of her father, the King Lew, and the rise of that tyrant and self-proclaimed Queen of Narnia, Jadis, she did so survive by Aslan's will. And, being summoned back to Narnia, one year into the reign of the Four Kings and Queens, at Aslan's will, she did enter into service to their Majesties. Whilst knowledge of her past was hidden until by the will and grace of Aslan it should be revealed, upon receiving the disclosure of said heritage, Alambiel, daughter of Lew, having chosen to persist in service to the appointed Sovereigns of Narnia, did set out to issue this edict.

It is the will of Alambiel, daughter of Lew, to declare that whilst she might lay claim to the ancient throne of Narnia by right of blood, she hereby repudiates the claim in such as it would proceed contrary to the will of Aslan. Furthermore, let it be known, that Alambiel, daughter of Lew, does abdicate all future right to the throne of Narnia for any and all descendents of herself. Whilst she cannot repudiate the previously bestowed titles of her father's line (Princess of Narnia, etc.), it is the decision and declaration of Alambiel, daughter of Lew, that the titles and heritage given to her by right of birth and blood shall not be used in commonplace occurrence but only in such occurrences wherein it is necessitated that a Royal of Narnia intervene, contribute, etc, unless otherwise commanded by the Four Kings and Queens of Narnia or by the will of Aslan, lest it cause unrest and disruption to enter Narnia and her holdings. Lest the authority inherently bestowed upon her by said titles and heritage be used to harm or disrupt the rule of the Four Kings and Queens of Narnia, it is the decision of Alambiel, daughter of Lew, that she will rarely and judiciously make use of that authority, aside from issuing this edict. It is the judgment of Alambiel, daughter of Lew, that the authority granted to her by the Four Kings and Queens in accordance with her station of service shall suffice for commonplace occurrences.

By the will of Aslan, this edict has been issued by Alambiel, daughter of Lew, signed, witnessed, and sealed on this day, XII of Greenroof in the year 1004, the fourth year of the reign of the Four Kings and Queens of Narnia.

Alambiel, daughter of Lew

Stonebrook

Tuulea

Captain Sir Ardon Einion

Alithia

General Sir Oreius Cyneward

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Susan exchanged a faintly astonished look with her siblings as Peter finished reading the edict. Even knowing, or at least guessing, that Kat was far more aware of legalities and other diplomatic and political matters than she ever admitted, it was still a bit of a surprise to see how thoroughly she addressed the issues the knowledge of her heritage might cause. But, the red seal, Kat's royal seal, and the green seal, Stonebrook's official seal, left no doubt that this edict was validated, legitimate, and in accordance with all Narnian law. Furthermore, Kat had found a way to maintain all of her authority without it appearing to be a threat to the will of Aslan or their own reign. She met Kat's steady gaze and suddenly knew that if Kat had not chosen to willingly serve them, to pledge her loyalty to all Four of them, she could have caused more harm to Narnia than even Jadis by plunging the country into civil war. And, stubborn fools like Nausus thought Kat was plotting against them...Susan had the sudden desire to laugh at the foolishness of it all because every action Kat took was in service to Aslan and to the Four of them even concealing the truth of the exact nature of her family background. And, it would have taken less work to plot against them than to do everything she had to in order to conceal the truth until it would no longer cause harm to their rule.

Edmund looked at Kat and stated, "I would kiss you for thinking of this, but I don't want to and I think you would smack me if I did."

Kat crossed her arms, looking very stern except for the mischievous glint in her eyes, "Sure enough."

Susan rolled her eyes as everyone else laughed, but she couldn't keep from smiling too. Peter cleared his throat, "We have determined that while We wish you had brought this information and this edict to Our attention sooner, you were correct in surmising how this matter would have caused disruption to Our reign and Our people in spite of everyone's best efforts. And, We thank you for undertaking this burden." He handed the edict back to Stonebrook. "Stonebrook, We would have you place this edict where it may be easily accessed and it shall be read to the full council and the court on the morrow."

Stonebrook bowed, "Yes, your Majesty."

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"You will still have to speak on the matter further with each of them, Alambiel."

Katerina met Oreius' gaze and nodded, "Yes, I know. I frayed their trust in me a bit and it will take more than that edict and my explanation to mend it. But, in this case, I think it best to let them approach me about it instead of my approaching them. They will know when they are prepared to listen and truly discuss things better than I could guess."

Oreius gave a curt nod, "I believe that is a wise decision considering the circumstances."

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A/N: Please Read and Review! Okay, only two chapters left. Hopefully, the edict makes sense since this was the first time I tried to write such a thing (which is why I didn't include it in Revealed). Leave a review and let me know what y'all thought about this one.