A/N- Thanks to Narnian Fairy for her review. I hope you find this and other future chapters much better than the first one.

Peter was pacing Edmund's room restlessly, wondering why his brother was taking so long, when the Just King entered his room.

'Are you OK, Eddie?', the High King asked , concerned.

'Why wouldn't I be?', was the only reply he received.

That was when the Gentle Queen also entered the room, saying,

'Isn't Edmund back yet, Peter?'

She was considerably surprised at seeing her brother before her.

'Whao! You're actually back within an hour!', she exclaimed.

'He took longer than that, Susan.', said Peter.

'Yep, you're three minutes and fifty three second late, Ed.', piped up Lucy who had entered the room after Susan, a stopwatch in her hand.

'You timed me?', asked Edmund, looking part amused, part indignant and part incredulous.

'Peter insisted.', said Lucy, pointing at her oldest sibling.

'I was right! He really is late!', said Peter defensively.

'By three minutes!', shot back Edmund.

'And fifty three seconds.', reminded Peter.

The other three siblings looked at one another, and then, much to the indignation of the High King, started laughing uncontrollably.

'Peter, you worry too much.', said Susan when the laughing had subsided.

'Ed was quite badly injured.', he said in his defence.

'And he's quite all right now.', reminded Susan gently.

'Yeah I am, Pete. Wait till I tell you of all that happened!'

'What happened?', asked Peter sharply.

Edmund was about to tell him about Esmeralda when a centaur rushed into the room and announced,

'I am very sorry to disturb you, Your Highnesses, but the dryads have brought a girl who they say is a theif. They are demanding a trial instantly.'

The siblings looked at one another and walked to the throne room where the case was to be presented. At looking at the accused, however, Edmund could not help exclaiming,

'Esmeralda?'

Peter looked at him in surprise and said,

'It looks like you have some explaining to do.'

A/N- I know this is short, but the chapters will start getting longer in a while. Is anybody reading this? If you did read it leave a review, whatever it may be. Hated it? Loved it? Think it's useless? Whatever it is, I'd like to know because it would help in improving any future chapters and stories that I'll write.