I don't won Narnia. Just some characters. Please review! 815 words, a little longer then the previous chapter!
The current makes it harder for everyone to cross the river. Alan keeps his eyes on Cheyenne when there is rustling in the trees and five tigers step out.
"There in the river!" One of them growls.
The tigers head down into the river. They soon surround the group completely.
"Surrender them now and Emperor Korin might spare your lives."
"He has no intention of sparing these children. And I will not allow you and your disillusioned clan to take them to Korin," Botain says.
The tiger growls and launches at him. He roars in pain falling backwards. Alan's eyes widen seeing Cheyenne's dagger in the tiger's body. He stares at Cheyenne.
"Cheyenne!"
"What? He was about to hurt one of our friends!"
One of the tigers glares at her.
"You will pay."
He launches at her. She goes pale.
"No!"
Alan tries to move against the current to get at Cheyenne but loses his footing in the river. Cheyenne ducks under the water but the tiger pins her under the water. Botain tries to knock the tiger off of Cheyenne. He bites the tiger in the shoulder causing the tiger to stagger back and begin to shake to get Botain off. Cheyenne breaks the surface and begins to gasp for air. Tamryn grabs her since she was near the girl.
Trent, Alan, Samuel, and Tamryn prepare to fight off the tigers. Xain was aiding Botain. The tigers launch into attack mode. The kids were finding it difficult to fight in the water.
(I keep losing my footing in this water. It won't help anything.) Samuel thinks.
He tries to dodge a tiger but almost falls trying to get himself right back up. He throws his saber in front of him as the tiger pounces on him. He feels the tiger go limp on top of him. He pushes and gets his saber free then gets away from the dead tiger. Tamryn dives under the water as a tiger tries to claw her. The tiger's hind paw catches her leg and keeps her under the water. Her mind temporarily spins into a panic. She quickly cuts the hind leg and comes up in time to slash the tiger enough for it to die. She hears a whizzing sound and the sound of a tiger's roar of pain before it dies. She quickly realizes that only one tiger was remaining. The one that Botain and Xain were keeping contained. Alan launches at the tiger and stabs the tiger in it's chest. It finally dies. They all stand in the river trying to regain their breath and composure. Tamryn shudders seeing the blood that was now flowing down the river. They clean of their weapons. Samuel had gotten Cheyenne's dagger out the tiger and cleans it. He hands it to her.
"Thanks, Samuel."
"You're welcome, Cheyenne."
Alan glares at Cheyenne.
"How could you do that? You almost got killed! You're supposed to be careful. Not taking unnecessary risks!"
"He was going to attack Botain."
"Botain can take care of himself."
"And I can't?"
"No, you can't! You are a little girl! Who should not be taking risks that could get you killed!"
Alan starts swimming for the other side of the river frustrated. Everyone else slowly follows not exactly feeling comfortable after the fight between siblings. Tamryn sighs feeling slightly embarrassed for allowing herself to panic while under the water.
"Everything alright, Tamryn?"
She sees Samuel beside her.
"Not really. I froze under water, after the tiger's paw trapped me under. I suddenly felt like I was in that tub being drowned again for some stupid reason."
"Not a stupid reason, Tamryn. You felt like you were being drowned. It was a traumatic experience, if you felt that way then it's only because you are not all the way past the experience."
"I never thought of it that way. Thanks, Samuel."
"You're welcome. But what for?"
"Helping think of my experience in a different light."
"Oh. It was no trouble."
They continue across the river. After another fifteen minutes they get across to the other side. They sit on the embankment to rest.
KORIN'S CASTLE
Korin was pacing in his castle chamber waiting patiently for word from his tigers. A knock comes on his chamber door.
"Enter."
A black dwarf walks in nervously and bows slightly.
"My Lord."
"Have the tigers returned?"
"No, my Lord. We have gained word from the trees near the Great River of Narnia that the humans and their wolf companions have killed them."
Korin's rage grows inside him.
"I want them found and killed, now!"
"Yes, my Lord."
The dwarf quickly exits the chamber and goes to command the army to find the humans. Korin throws a tray across the room.
"I will not allow that prophecy to come true. They will die."
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