Chapter 11: After the War

Lillian and her people went back to Taman to reorganize their tribes as to settle down from the devastation they experienced from the Sorceress's powers. Meanwhile, Caspian went back to Narnia with his troops. He was unable to stay long in Lillian's land as he had much work to do in Narnia. It was especially because it had not been that long since his return from his own adventures with the Lucy, Edmund, and Eustace.

He met with the lords and completed paperwork. Much was accomplished and with that, more than five months had passed. Letters were occasionally sent back and forth between Caspian and Lillian. But they were more like what they had done that day. As to the events with Lillian's sacrifice was not talked about. They were not able to gain the courage to write down the words regarding the matter. But one day, as Caspian was training his sword skills in the training site, the Captain came up to him in a hurry.

"Your Majesty!" He said as he approached the King. Caspian looked up and paused his training. He was not sure as to what caused the Captain to come to him in such a hurry. Based on his facial expression, it did not seem that there was an emergency.

"Captain. What is it that you come here in such a hurry?" He asked. He was genuinely curious as to what had led the man to smile like that.

"Princess Lillian! She has come to Narnia!" He said.

The reason for his excitement was really because he knew how deeply his King cared for the Princess. He knew what was between the two. He knew how Caspian got anxious for any news of Lillian.

Caspian looked at the Captain in shock. Then, as if something had taken hold of him, he sprinted to the palace. The Captain then smiled, and yelled,

"She said you will know where you could find her!"

The Captain chuckled, he really was happy that the two would finally have a happy story to unfold between them.

Caspian, having heard the Captain, immediately ran towards the stable and got on his horse to head to the place Lillian was waiting: the lakeside where they had first met when they were younger. When he arrived, he found her standing by the lake, watching whatever was in the water that had grabbed her attention.

"Lillian" Caspian whispered. After five months, he finally got to meet her. Lillian looked up when she perceived someone approaching. It was Caspian. She felt relieved to finally see him again. She smiled warmly and walked towards him.

Caspian did not realize how badly he had wanted to see Lillian before until now. Despite what he had witnessed, Lillian, thanks to Aslan, looked a lot healthier than he would have imagined from all the trouble she went through. Noticing that Caspian was looking at her intensely, Lillian felt awkward and began to blush.

"Caspian, it has been a while" she said. She really had missed him.

Then Caspian realized something around Lillian's neck. His mother's necklace!

"You—found the necklace?" Caspian asked. Lillian had previously mentioned that the Sorceress had taken the necklace. Lillian nodded.

Both, however, were not able to find a good topic to talk about and stood in silence for a while. Then, Caspian took courage and then began to talk to her.

"Lillian, about the recent events…I really did not know how terribly I felt scared. Scared not only for Narnia, but also for you. You were my best friend, and I did not want to lose a friend. But then, I did not realize how deeply I cared for you. Not really until I saw you again when you snuck out to warn me about the Sorceress. I really did not want to let you go back after having seen how terrible you looked. I cannot fathom to understand what that must have been like, but it hurt me so much to see you in pain. Then the next thing I saw was your sacrifice and death. It tore me to pieces when that had happened…. Now I just want to let you know that after all of this, I realized that I love you Lillian."

The princess's heart jumped when he said that he loved her. Always, it was just her, her and her one-sided love. But now, the King of Narnia was saying that he loved her.

"Caspian, I cannot… I…" was all she could mutter when Caspian gently pulled her into a warm hug.

"Please, don't leave my side like that ever again." He said. And she felt him shaking from that experience that she knew he was reliving in his memories again. Even now, the memories of the torture and war still haunted her too. It was not something easily forgotten. Especially when she saw the scars. Though Aslan may have brought her back to life, it was also true that the injuries she had sustained and built scars from the torturing remained. Whenever she looked at them, it brought back painful memories for her.

Lillian hugged him back and whispered, "I promise that I will not leave you like that. Not anymore. And I too, love you Caspian."

Caspian pulled back and then looked at Lillian in shock. He was not sure whether she had returned his feelings for him. But she confirmed that she did. Then, out of pure embarrassment, he blushed and laughed. Lillian laughed alongside him and took hold of one of his hands. He intertwined their fingers together, as they headed back to their horses.

And with that, the two slowly began to open their hearts for each other after the pain from the war had almost completely dissipated. Although it would forever terrorize their memories, the pain had mostly subsided for them to finally realize how much they loved each other.

Within the next two years, Lillian married Caspian and became the Queen of Narnia. With their marriage, the tribes became a part of Narnia. With their rule, Narnia remained peaceful and the two lived happily, although their children did occasionally cause problems for them as children normally do. With that, the two lived long, fulfilling lives. Now too old to rule, Caspian abdicated and gave his throne to his eldest son.

The two then went to live in a quieter place peacefully. No politics, troubles, and people asking for help in many situations. They finally found the time for just themselves.

Eventually, due to her old age, Lillian was weak and lay in bed while Caspian took care of her. The harsh situations from the time of the war with the Sorceress had weakened Lillian's body permanently. This had previously led to Lillian falling ill in many situations. But now, after living such a happy life, Lillian was more at peace with her path to death. Caspian too, in reality, was suffering from old age. Yet their love for each other had held them on Earth for far longer than people had expected them to have.

And soon enough, both Lillian and Caspian were buried in the ground next to each other with a great funeral for both of them. They were buried side by side in honor of their bravery, wisdom, and peaceful reign. In the days to come, there were many legends about the great King and Queen that had brought Narnia back to its former glory.

Never did the two know that they would be more popularly known for their love for each other, as many young couples heard stories about how the lakeside that Caspian and Lillian confessed for each other held their essence. And the couples that go there would be granted with happiness and long-living love.

Even to this day, it is rumored that the two went up to become constellations in Narnia and would forever watch over Narnia and each other. Representing their persistence, wisdom, and love that had helped with winning the terrible war and bringing Narnia to glory once again.

El Fin.

Author's note: Thank you so much for your support guys! I loved writing this story. As it is my first fanfiction, please understand a lot of the errors that are in this story. Once again, I give all credit to the creation of the Narnia stories to C.S. Lewis. Most of these characters are from him and those who were part of the publishing of the stories. Lillian and her tribes (along with the Sorceress) are my characters, and they belong to me.

If you ever want to create a spinoff or want to write with these characters, just PM me and we can talk about that!

Thank you so much for your support!