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Long before Peter's mind had realized what he had just heard, he could feel how his heart splintered into a thousand pieces. In his mind he heard Lucy saying the name of the woman that he loved over and over again, not wanting to accept what he had just heard.

"How is Susan?" Peter suddenly heard a voice behind him. He turned around looking into the face of the young woman that had just caused his heart to break.

"Did you steal the cordial?" Peter asked, looking shocked at the woman that had made his heart beating faster everytime he had seen her. But right now he couldn't feel his heart. It was like it had gone, gone with what he had felt for the woman standing in front of him.

"Peter..." Cora stepped closer, laying one hand upon his shoulder, tears in her eyes.

Peter withdrew himself from her touch, looking at her disgustedly, "Did you steal the cordial?" he repeated himself, this time he yelled at her, making the walls trembling.

"Yes, but..." Cora couldn't finish her sentence before Peter turned on his heels and stormed off.

"Please, Peter, stop!" Cora ran after him, begging, "Please, let me explain. I..."

Peter suddenly turned around, facing Cora, his green eyes full of hurt and tears, "How on earth could you do that to me?"

"I am so sorry." Cora closed her eyes, not able to look at Peter with the plain hurt in his eyes, knowing that she had hurt him that much, not knowing what else to say.

"Susan could've died because of you." Peter screamed furiously, his face at red heat.

"I know and I am so sorry. I never wanted to hurt you..."

"Hurt me?" Peter repeated caustic, "You nearly killed my sister."

"I never intended to risk her life." Cora tried to defend herself, tears running down her cheeks, "Things just got out of hand."

"Then what did you intend to do? Spying on us to tell the Calormen about our battle plans? Luring us into a trap? Killing us one after another?"

"I swear to you by Aslan that I didn't want to hurt you in any way." Cora disclaimed, "I just needed the cordial, the magical horn, your sword, the arrows and the bow."

"And what for? To sell them? To get rich?" Peter exclaimed at the top of his voice.

"You should know me better than that." Cora shook her head, looking a hurt from Peter's false accusations.

"Well I thought that I knew you, but obviously I was mistaken." Peter snarled at Cora, "So why did you do it?"

Cora hesitated about what to say, knowing that this would even make it worse, "The Calormen will kill my father, if I don't bring them your weapons."

"Why should they kill especially your father?" Peter asked in bewilderment, "Why should they blackmail especially you with such a task?"

"Because my father is the King of Archenland." the young woman murmured, looking to the ground.

"What?"

"My father is the King of Archenland," she repeated looking up, meeting Peter's gaze, trying to stand it, "And I am Princess Corinne from Archenland."

"So everything..." Peter stammered, "Everything that you said was a lie? About yourself, about your brother, about the Calormen..."

"No! The only thing I lied about was my true identity. The Calormen are really preparing to invade Narnia. They've put my father into prison and they will kill him if I don't bring your weapons. My father is the only one of my family who has remained. I have to save him. What other choice did I have?"

"You had the choice to be honest to me." Peter's voice calmed down a little bit but still full of hurt, "Why should I believe in anything else you say? How do I know that what you say is true?"

The young woman hesitated, stepping closer, laying one hand on his, "Because I love you." she whispered, looking straight into his eyes, "And you love me."

Peter swallowed a sob, "No! I thought that I loved you. But you're not the person I fell in love with." The expression in his eyes hardened and when the woman saw that there was no more love but only hate for her in his eyes, she sank to the floor, sobbing and shaking.

But Peter had no sympathy for the woman on the ground. "You want my sword?" he unsheathed his sword and threw it to the ground next to her, "Take it and leave. I don't want to ever see you again!" And with this he left the young woman sobbing on the ground without looking back.

She hung her head letting out all the tears. She had lost everything, her brother, the man she loved and she was about to lose her father and her kingdom as well. And she didn't know any way out. She knew she had behaved falsely and if she could turn back time, she would have made it different.

"I'll talk to him. He didn't mean it like that." the young woman suddenly heard a sympathetic voice next to her and when she looked up she caught sight of Lucy, who was holding a handkerchief towards her.

Corinne took it thankfully, shaking her head, "No, he's right. What I've done is terrible." she swallowed a sob, glancing at Lucy, "I've stolen your cordial and risked your sister's life. Why aren't you angry at me?"

"Well firstly because you didn't want it to go that far. Secondly because you had the noblest reason that one could have for such a thing. You wanted to save your family and that's something I can understand fully. And thirdly, what matters the most, in the end you decided yourself for the right path, facing the consequences. You gave us back the cordial, even if that meant that your father would die. And such a decision needs much bravery."

"That's a very forgiving point of view." Corinne smiled, thankful for Lucy's words.

"Well Susan isn't the only Gentle one." Lucy smiled back, offering her hand to Corinne to help her up.

"No, she's definitely not." Corinne said, grabbing Lucy's hand to stand up, "Thank you for everything."

"What are you going to do now?" Lucy asked caring.

Corinne took a deep breath, "I am going to go back to Anvard. I'll try to free my father and gather the people to war against the Calormen."


Peter was standing at the window watching Corinne, who was down in the courtyard, preparing to leave. She was wearing the same outfit she had worn on the day they had first met. Peter remembered that day quite well, he had dreamed of it several times in the last few days. He remembered how his heart had began beating faster when he had first caught a glimpse of her, how his skin had tingled, when he had first touched her.

"You really want to let her leave alone?" Peter suddenly heard a voice behind him and when he turned around he caught sight of his sister, who was approaching him. Susan was still wearing her night gown and a blue robe, her face still pale, but she looked better than she had done only hours before, when she had been that close to death. Peter still shivered at that thought. Without answering he turned back to look out of the window.

"You know she gave me back my bow and my arrows before and she told me that she killed Lord Delian to protect us, because she knew that he was a confederate with the Calormen and that he wanted to kill us. She said that she was sorry, that what she did was wrong. She apologized for everything. " Susan informed Peter, stepping next to him, "And I forgave her."

Peter looked at Susan surprised, "You did?"

"Yes, I did." Susan nodded, "Well everyone of us would have done the same to save one's family, wouldn't we?" Peter didn't answer, just continued watching the young woman in the courtyard thoughtfully.

"Peter, if I know one thing than it's that you shouldn't leave things unsaid. You should talk to her before it is too late." Susan advised her brother, laying one hand on his shoulder.

"Why should I?" Peter asked, anger rising in his voice.

"Because you love her." Susan simply said.

"No, I may have loved her." Peter admitted, "But the Cora I knew is gone."


"There's something I want to give you." Lucy said, fetching the cordial from under her cloak and handed it over to Corinne, who looked stunned.

The young woman hesitated one moment and then shook her head, "No, thanks. That's something I can't accept. I am going to find another way to save my father."

"Are you sure?" Lucy asked.

"Yes. Thanks for everything." Corinne said, pulling the young queen into a hug, "I am going to miss you."

"I am going to miss you too." Lucy had tears in her eyes, when she hugged her friend to say goodbye.

Corinne pulled back, wiped away a tear from her cheek and mounted her horse. Then she glanced up to the window, where Peter was standing. "I love you." she whispered into the air when she met his gaze. Then she turned her horse and rode off.

Peter watched her riding off over the countryside till she disappeared in the woods. A lonely tear escaped his eyes.

Suddenly the doors to the room were pushed open and Caspian hurried in.

"We've news from our scouts. The Calormen have crossed Narnia's borders!"


So here a little bit about Cora/Corinne's story. Well I guess many of you have guessed that or at least parts of it.... there is going to be more about her.

Tell me what you think about it, what you think about her. I would like to hear your thoughts.

And what about Peter's reaction? ...

And well, finally the Calormen have crossed Narnia's borders - finally the reason they had returned to Narnia, the reason why they had left Edmund and Eustace in the lurch, has come ... how will it develop - how will it end? ...

I'll try to update soon - looking forward to your reviews! :)

Oh yeah and thanks again to those who have reviewed so far - I can only say it again - your reviews are the best! ...