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Chapter 15

Lucy and Melendie had been in the dungeon for over 12 hours now. In those few hours, they had been severely injured. They had been beaten and whipped. They were dirty, and their once nice Narnian dresses were all torn. They were in much pain. They could barely move.

All of a sudden, they heard horses and yelling. Then, a young, strong voice called out, "Bring them to us."

They both recognized the voice immediately. It was Peter. People were coming for them. Silently in their heads, they were praying that it would work and that they would be able to leave.

There was much arguing, but not for too long. After some silence, they heard footsteps, and the door to their cell opened. The sunlight pored in, almost blinding the two girls.

Two soldiers were there. They came in and, once again, tied their hands. They forced them to stand up and walk. Doing this caused Lucy and Melendie much pain.

Once they were out of the cell, they were brought over to the group of Narnian. Once there, they were pushed down to their knees in front of the group.

For the Narnian s to see Lucy and Melendie in this condition was unbearable. The Pevensies' reactions were the worst. Especially Peter's. His face was full of hatred for the Macebreths. But Melendie couldn't see it. She just had her face down. She couldn't face Peter. Not when she looked like this.

"Why do you have them? Their of no use to you," Peter told them, trying to keep as much anger out of his voice as he could.

"Oh, but your Majesty," one of the generals said in a mocking voice, "you are mistaken. They are of great use to us. We can use hem as a...bargaining chip, you could say."

"Bargaining?!" Peter yelled. He then controlled himself, and asked, "What could you bargain them for?"

The general got a smug look on his face and told him, "This is how: I will gladly give them back to you, for the control of Narnia."

Melendie realized that Peter would do anything to get them back. Possibly even give up the kingdom for their safety.

Before she could think, she heard herself yell out, "Peter don't!" Everyone turned to her.

"Shut up, insolent girl!" shouted the Macebreth holding her. He slapped her. The pain was intense. She tried to hold back the tears, but a few slipped out. That was it for Peter. He couldn't take it anymore. He took his sword out, but Edmund stopped him just in time; he put his hand on Peter's soldier, shaking his head. Peter realized that if he threatened the general, their chances of them getting Melendie and Lucy back would be even slimmer. He put his sword back/

"Well High King?" the general asked.

He didn't know what to do, no one did. They couldn't let Narnia be conquered by Macebreth, but they couldn't leave Lucy and Melendie here, they would surely die.

The general spoke again, "I know this is hard for you," he said with fake sympathy, "so, I'll do something I would never do. You may take one back for free. This angered Peter even more. They couldn't pick one, and every Macebreth knew it.

But, if they took one now, one would be safe and would be able t get the other back. And it might be easier to get the other one back. He talked it over with everyone else. When they were done, he turned back to the general and said, "We'll choose one."

An evil smile and laugh came from the Macebreth, "Well then, which one?"

Peter then thought he had made a huge mistake. He couldn't choose. Lucy was his baby sister, his family, and he loved her. Melendie was his fiancée, the one Aslan had chosen to be queen, and he was very much in love with her. He looked to Susan and Edmund and everyone else for help, but they didn't know either.

In the silence, he heard a small voice say, "Take Lucy." He looked around, trying to figure out who said that. He found it was Melendie.

"What?" he asked.

"Take Lucy," Melendie repeated, chocking back tears.

"Melen-" Lucy tried to arguer, but Melendie cut her off.

"No," she said to Lucy. She then looked back at Peter. "Peter, take her. She's your little sister, your family. She's more important. Another girl would be able to take my place, but not hers/"

"Melendie, we can try-" Peter also tried to argue, but she interrupted him as well.

"Peter please. If you love me, you'll take Lucy. I'll be...okay."

"Well?" the general asked. Peter thought it over for another minuet, and then nodded. The general turned to the soldier who was holding Melendie and told him to let her go. They untied her, and Peter walked over to get her, After he helped her up, he bent down to Melendie and kissed her.

"I love you," he told her.

"I love you too," she said back, trying not to cry.

"I will be back for you," he told her. She nodded in response.

Slowly, he stood up, and walked away.

As the group of Narnians were walking away, Peter hard the general yell, "Take the other back!" He heard Melendie grunt in pain as they hauled her away. As he was listening to this, Peter held Lucy's hand, trying not to cry.

When they got back to camp, plans were immediately being thought of in order to save Melendie.

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