Chapter fourteen: Icicles and Wind
Susan was sitting up, her back against the wall and her head facing away from the doors, time was leaving her, she had only been in the cellar for four days yet it felt like an eternity, "I think it's night time" said Gregory looking out the small window, "No, the days are getting darker" said Isabella, Susan looked up, the Witch's power was growing, they all knew it, they just couldn't say it.
Susan looked out the window, what was Caspian doing now? What was he thinking? Was he thinking about her? Wondered Susan, she closed her eyes, wishing to see Caspian behind them, "Caspian!" Susan whispered into the darkness, hoping desperately that he would h ear her.
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Caspian paced his room, they would fight the Witch in two days time, it was six o'clock at night, he had told his men of the deal he made with Lestat in the forest, they didn't like the idea of fighting with Werewolves but they made the arrangements and the battle plan.
Caspian still felt helpless and no matter how many times Peter, Edmund, Lucy or Trumpkin said he was doing everything he could, it just made Caspian feel worse, Caspian walked over to his balcony, it was night time, the moon was but a tiny slither, no stars were present, they were hidden by cloud, it was cold, not cold enough to make it snow, but still cold, but Caspian didn't care he was wearing his black night chaps, not feeling the cold in his warm room, he looked over at the fire, thankful for it's warmth, "Susan I miss you" said Caspian as he leaned of the railing of his balcony his shoulders hunched, a slight breeze whipped around his shoulders, "Caspian!" whispered a voice so soft it was barely audible, it bounced around the room like wind, Caspian span around wildly who had said that? He knew that voice, "Susan?" asked Caspian walking into the room near his fire, "Caspian!" said the wind voice again, the wind whipping through his hair, Caspian then felt a small hand on his shoulder, he grabbed it gently and turned around, Susan was standing there in Caspian's room, she was wearing the blue dress again, the dress she had worn in all Caspian's dreams, she smiled up at him, Caspian cupped her cheek, "How are you here?" asked Caspian his voice a choked whisper, "I don't know" said Susan, Caspian let go of her cheek and looked into Susan's eyes, they we're so blue, bluer than the sky on a cloudless day, he couldn't look away, Susan looked up at him, his dark brown eyes were boring into hers, she felt Caspian's hands rested on her hips, she slid her hand up both his arms feeling ever muscle and every scare, Caspian's hand's gripped Susan's waist with the up most delicacy, slowly, as if drawn by a magnetic force Caspian and Susan's lips met, her lips were already parted breathing cool air into Caspian's mouth, he closed the gap, feeling himself explode with her kiss, her arms went around Caspian's bare shoulders, Caspian pulled her closer to deepen there kiss, the passion was exploding with in him, then Caspian felt a cold chill and he pulled away from her, as did Susan, He walked into his room and poked the fire, "I don't know if I can do this Susan, I'm not ready to face the- her" said Caspian faltering to say The White Witches name as he look at the fires flames, "Fear if the name only increases fear of the thing itself" said Susan Caspian felt weak he laid down on the cold marble floor, he was tired, he felt breath leave him, Susan bent down to Caspian on her knees, the tips of her fingers brushed his cheek, "What's happening?" asked Caspian feeling his eyes droop, "Your tired, go to sleep" said Susan, "no, don't leave me, not yet" said Caspian trying desperately to move to Susan, but couldn't, She bent down and kissed his lips, letting them linger, she slowly pulled away, the same way she had done during there first kiss, "Go to sleep" she whispered, Caspian closed his eyes and fell into darkness, and Susan was gone.
Susan woke with a start, Footsteps were coming along the corridor, they weren't that of goblins that made a slight click, but that of men, they made a shuffling sound across the ice, a few moments ago she had been in Caspian's chamber now she was back in the ice prison, Isabella looked up in alarm and shrunk into the wall, Susan sensed her fear and crawled over to her and grabbed her hand, she gave her a reassuring look, Gregory moved slightly on the floor, "It's not for you Isabella, it's for me, my usefulness has run its course" said Gregory looking at the door, Susan and Isabella both looked up in alarm, they had all become very close through the last couple of days, being held captive in the Witch's Chamber can drive you mad, they all depended on each other to remain sane, if Gregory was to die… Susan stopped that was too painful to think about.
The bolt of the door moved with a long drawn out screech as it always did, and the Witch entered, "King Gregory" said Jadis walking into the Chamber with Adam and a handful of Telmarine guards, "Your Ogre's have sworn loyalty to me, I should send you back to them" said Jadis in a mock nice tone that Susan knew all to well, "Having an army full of soldiers who despise you may not be the best thing Jadis" said Gregory, "Hold your tongue brute when you address the Queen of Narnia" hissed Jadis, "I see no Queen of Narnia before me" said Gregory standing up to his full height towering over the witch "the real Queen of Narnia sits not three fete from you, and I would gladly fight for her" Said Gregory, his booming Ogre voice bouncing off the walls of the prison.
Susan looked up at him in awe, he had changed from a broken blue monster on the floor, to a King, the King of Ogre's, you could tell by the way he commanded respect as soon as he stood, Jadis hissed then grabbed her wand, she spun it quickly then stabbed it into Gregory's belly, the Ogre didn't move as the grey stone over took him, he wanted to remain in his current King compositor, Susan's eyes stung with tears, Isabella screamed and stood up and Susan held onto her arm tighter to keep her from running to him, Jadis pulled her wand away from him and her eyes flashed she then left the room, but Adam stayed behind, his Telmarine men standing over the door.
Adam smiled at them, Susan felt a shiver go up her spine, she knew what Adam was planning to do, she had heard of men dishonoring women, they had talked about sex in health class that , she gripped Isabella tighter, who had tears streaming down her face, Adam approached, his stride small and delicate, he was still smiling, Susan glared at him and held Isabella up, Adam stopped and looked at them, he looked at Susan, up and down, then at Isabella, his eyes stopping long on her breast, Adam clicked his fingers and the Telmarine soldiers came and grabbed Susan by the shoulders, "No!" screamed Isabella grabbing onto Susan's hand.
Adam grabbed Isabella by the throat and pinned her against the wall, Susan struggled against the men but there grip was firm, she twisted and wriggled but it was no use, she heard Isabella gasping for air, Adam began fumbling with his belt, with a burst of strength that Susan didn't realize she had she lifted her foot and kicked the Telmarine solider that held her in the groin, he yelped and sucked in a breath of air before letting her go and fell to the ground, Susan then turned around and punched the other solider that held her, her fist smashing against his nose, the solider yelled and let go of Susan, she ran across the room to Isabella who was still gasping for air, her lips had gone a darker shade of blue and her eyes rolled back into her head.
Susan swung her leg up and it hit Adam in the head, he fell sideways letting go of Isabella, who fell to the floor gasping again, Susan ran over to her, but as she did she felt something pull her back by her hair, her scalp burning from the fierceness on the tug Adam pinned her against the wall, his hot breath on her face, "Don't fight me Susan!" hissed Adam in her ear, Susan twisted but his grip was firm, and she could barley move, she felt a throbbing in her chest, it was fear, "I will take from you the only thing you have to offer me, proving once and for all that I am a better man than Caspian! And who knows? You may even enjoy it" whispered Adam sliding his hand over the material that was around Susan's leg, Susan closed her eyes, if she wished hard enough this wouldn't happen, the throbbing in her chest got harder as she heard something shake above her, then Adam yelled in pain and Susan opened her eyes.
Icicles from the roof were smashing all around them, Isabella had hold of one and she had stabbed it into Adam's leg, he was limping away like a dog, hissing, he glared at Susan, a piece of green material from her dress was in his hand, his men helped him out of the chamber.
Susan looked around Isabella stood a sharp icicle in her hand, it was broken off at one end, that must have been the end that was stabbed into Adams leg, Susan fell to the floor as did Isabella, "Are you alright?" asked Susan, Isabella looked at her, the was blood at the corner of her mouth, she coughed she covered her mouth with her hand, she pulled it away slowly, there we're spots of blood on it, Susan's breath started to quicken, Isabella had saved her from a fate worse than death, but now she could do nothing to save her.
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Susan sat stroking Isabella's hair as her head laid in her lap, "Do you believe in heaven?" asked Isabella quietly, "Yes" said Susan "I don't, tree's cant go to heaven" said Isabella quietly, Susan looked down at her, the light in Isabella's eyes was fading, the piercing green had faded to a dull depressing grey, she was weak, she was dying, "I'll say a prayer for you then" said Susan looking away from Isabella making sure she couldn't see the tear rolling down her cheek, "thank you" said Isabella smiling, Susan smiled and blinked back the tears, keeping her mouth shut, "Can I ask you a favor?" asked Susan quietly trying to keep every trace of tears out of her voice, "Anything Susan" said Isabella still looking out across the room her voice was weak, "When we get out of here, would you come live with me at Cair Paravel and be a lady of my court?" asked Susan choking on the words as they came out of her throat, hot tears fell down her cheeks, "I would like that" said Isabella smiling weakly, "Me too" said Susan nodding, she wiped away the tears that were clinging to the bottom of her jaw and cheeks, "Do you love someone Susan?" asked Isabella, "yes" said Susan, "I can tell, you have that look in your eye, same as me, tell me about him" said Isabella encouragingly, "Where to start?" asked Susan smiling slightly, "how about from the beginning? How you came to be in Narnia the second time? How you two met? What happen between you?" asked Isabella, Susan exhaled "Well it all started on the train platform in England…" began Susan, she told the story not forgetting anything, describing every detail so Isabella would feel like she was right there with them, when the story finished Susan felt Isabella sink slightly, she was asleep, she wasn't dead, but there was not much life left in her, she wasn't going to last much longer.
