Chapter 5: The Sorceress

Blackness. An eternal blackness seemed to have surrounded her for a long time. So long she lost all sense of it entirely.

How long had she been surrounded by such blackness? Where was she?

…..

In middle of a prairie field nearby the vast forest of Taman, an army had set up an encampment. Within it, the princess was held captive, still remaining unconscious from the blow to the head. It was her father's most trusted subordinate, her uncle, who had rendered her unconscious few days ago. This was under the instructions of the new secret leader of the tribe, the sorceress. The sorceress had also instructed him to bring her back alive, as she had to talk with the princess about, certain matters. Nobody knew what she had wanted from the princess. They did not dare to ask what or why, in fear of losing her favor.

But what the uncle did not know was that, while he was so intent on capturing the princess, he did not notice that her horse had snuck away as quickly as possible. The horse, was headed to find the King of Narnia, the only man it could trust with the information of the princess's capture.

Soon enough, Lillian finally woke up from her unconsciousness to find herself bound to a post, unable to freely move. She looked around her surroundings, recognizing the tents as her tribe's until she found a figure she dreaded to see at the moment.

Her father.

The chief of the tribe was as proud and admirable as ever. He had not changed. However, his eyes seemed clouded, as if he was staring into something distant and far away.

He was under the sorceress's influence.

"Father…" was all Lillian could murmur. She was cautious. She did not expect the sorceress to have kept her alive. What had she wanted from her? Yet her father remained motionless in front of her, not seeming to have heard her statement. In a state of panic, Lillian began pleading towards her father, asking him to wake up from the enchantment that the sorceress had put over him and his people.

"Father! Please, you have to wake up from this enchantment that has haunted you and our people! You are our leader and our chief, you must wake up!"

Nothing happened. But suddenly, Lillian heard a woman snicker behind her. As she was bound to a post, she felt helpless. Then after a moment of silence had passed, Lillian finally figured it out.

"You! How dare you!" Lillian bellowed towards the sorceress.

Lillian heard the sorceress stir behind her. She could felt a chill behind her back. It felt as if she was suddenly thrown into a pool of ice water.

"You are smart aren't you? The princess of this tribe, the one who went all the way to Narnia to ask for help? Well, well, how did that go my dear princess?"

Then the sorceress appeared in front of Lillian. The sorceress smiled ever so slightly, her eyes narrowing to study the princess.

At that moment, Lillian felt an overwhelming sensation that tried to lull her into relaxing and trusting the sorceress. She fought against it as much as she could. Although she succeeded, it had still drained some of her energy to do so. She glared at the sorceress.

"Even if I was successful in my endeavors, there is no way that you could even hope to win me over you evil witch!"

The sorceress looked at Lillian thoughtfully and then laughed for a bit. After a good amount of laughing, which sounded ever-so-sweet to even Lillian's ears, she looked at the poor, worn out princess with amusement.

"Interesting, how are you able to resist my enchantment? This is very amusing. Oh, dear princess, you know, I never really had anyone resist it. Of course, I have heard that Aslan himself is immune to enchantments of witches, but I have never tested that theory. I do try to survive… Well, I will let you live, for I need to know what exactly is your source of power. Once I know, I will be able to finally attain you and your powers. Once that happens, you and I, we will take over all of Narnia. Ha ha ha!"

The sorceress then gave Lillian a long side glance. And she smirked and began to give the princess advice that scared her to the core.

"IF the King of Narnia comes here, then it will lead to his death, by your own two hands… so do try to continue to resist. It does amuse me greatly. Then, good night, you need your rest until the next time."

The sorceress then exited the tent, being guarded by Lillian's own father…

Lillian hung her head low. She felt distraught and wanted to scream out loud and cry. What could have possibly happened while she was gone? Why would the sorceress want her powers? And she dearly wished that Caspian was not on his way towards Taman.

But her wish was about to be ruined, as Caspian was getting nearer to Taman in hopes to reach Lillian and assist her in getting rid of the sorceress that had haunted his dear friend.