Thank you to everyone who reviewed! I just want to make an IMPORTANT notice: I know that my story has flaws, and I know what these flaws are. So, I'm asking you to please refrain from leaving criticizing reviews, because I know what I need to fix and I will fix it; I just want to wait until I finish the story to peacefully edit it. So, once again, I'm asking you to please refrain from leaving criticizing reviews from now on, at least until I start editing. Then, if there's still something you don't like, I'm open to suggestions. Thank you!
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that one guest - Like I said, I know what my story's flaws are, and I do intend to fix them. And just on a quick note, since Annabelle is the High Queen, she and Peter both have the same "power" - I guess you can say -so her word is just as important as Peter's. In that scene, I meant that Glenstorm agreed to take Susan away from the fighting despite her protests because it was the High Queen who requested it, that's all. And, referring to your question, I actually thought about that after I wrote the chapter, but I doubt anything like that would have passed her mind in that situation - watching her people get killed, getting shot herself, and everything else in the mix - and there's also the fact that if I had Annabelle do something like that, it would change the entire story and Lewis' story, really, and that's not the point here. Besides, you also said that my character is too perfect (which yes, I know is true), so I think having her save everyone despite the original course of the story would only make it worse, don't you?
GG - Thank you!And no, you didn't hurt me :)
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*Third Person's P.O.V.*
The Kings and Queens, Prince Caspian, and what's left of the Narnian army arrived back at Aslan's How very early in the morning, all wearing incredibly glum and heartbroken expressions. High Queen Annabelle and Queen Susan's eyes were slightly red from crying, while the two men's expressions were like stones. Queen Lucy heard the horn announcing their arrival, and quickly ran outside of the How to make sure that all her siblings made it back safely. However, she stopped abruptly at the noticeably smaller size of their army and the looks of everyone's faces.
"What happened?" She asked, her tone laced with sadness and worry.
"Ask him." High King Peter snapped, glancing back at Caspian for a second, which caused the Telmarine to freeze.
"Peter." Annabelle scolded sharply, but was too tired and hopeless to do anything else.
"Me?" Caspian asked in disbelief, before looking at the High King with hard gaze. "You could have called it off. There was still time." He accused. By now everyone had stopped walking, and were watching the two leaders with either tired, sad, or disapproving eyes.
"No there wasn't. Thanks to you." Peter snapped. "If you would have followed the plan, our soldiers would still be alive."
"And if we would have stayed here, like I suggested, they definitely would be!"
"You called us, remember?" Peter reminded, but the Prince's eyes did not soften.
"My first mistake." He spat out, not noticing the hurt look that crossed the High Queen's face, seeing as his back was turned towards her.
"No." Peter retorted. "Your first mistake was thinking tat you could lead these people." he said, and turned around to walk into the How.
"HEY!" Caspian shouted in rage, his eyes burning with anger. "I'm not the one who abandoned Narnia." Once again, Annabelle's eyes betrayed hurt as she looked at her older sister with a sorrowful gaze, only for Susan to return it.
"You invaded Narnia!" Peter spat out, but Caspian didn't want to hear anymore of it and shoved past him, ready to go back into the How. "you have as much right to it as Miraz does!" Caspian shoved Peter aside and started heading towards the How, but froze in his tracks as the next words left Peter's lips. " You, him, your father! Narnia would be better off without the lot of you!"
"AAARGH!" Caspian unsheathed his sword with a furious yell and held it to Peter's neck, only to have Peter unsheath his own sword at the same time and hold it to Caspian's neck.
"ENOUGH!" High Queen Annabelle yelled, and her eyes flashed gold in anger as the wind picked up with a loud noise and the swords were thrown out of the High King and Prince's hands. The Narnians all stared with wide eyes, as did Caspian, seeing the display of magic for the first time. "Are you out of your minds?! We've just lost more than half of our army, and you take it out on each other instead of realizing that you are both at fault!" She turned to look at Peter angrily. "Why didn't you call it off? There was still some time, and yet you kept going, even though you knew the element of surprise was gone!" She then looked at Caspian. "You were supposed to be at the gate. We trusted you, and yet you've betrayed our trust by jeopardizing the entire plan! You're both at fault, so stop acting as if you were kids, and take the responsibility that was thrown upon your shoulders the moment you decided to become the rulers of Narnia!" Caspian glanced down, feeling the guilt rise up within him, but Peter stepped forwards angrily.
"So this is our fault?" He hissed, making everyone's eyes widen at how he spoke to his sister. "What about you?! You have magic, so why didn't you use it?! You could have saved more than half of those soldiers!"
"Magic requires concentration, and it was a little hard to find it in the middle of battle while seven soldiers attacked me all at once!" Annabelle yelled at her brother, feeling her patience reach its limit.
"I don't think I believe you." Peter spat. "I've seen you use magic during battle before, multiple times. You can't tell me that this time was any different. No, you didn't use it because of your own fear!" Annabelle stared at him with hurt in her eyes, but he continued as if he didn't see it. "Ever since we saw the Stone Table, you've been afraid of your own shadow!"
"Did you ever think why?" Annabelle hissed in a tight voice. "Did you ever stop to think why I've had nightmares for the past 16 years? No, you didn't! Because you didn't care enough to even notice! So I'll tell you why! Because that night, the night Aslan and I perished, was the worst and most frightening night of my life." She struggled to say as tears built up in her eyes, but she held them in strongly. "But you wouldn't know that. Because you never even tried to understand what Aslan and I went through..." She took in a deep breath to control her magic from exploding because of the fear, anger, and pain she felt. "I was killed."
"AND MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE STAYED DEAD!" Peter yelled, not even realizing what he was saying, while Annabelle froze as Lucy gasped. "You're a freak, and that's all you'll ever be! I'm ashamed and disgusted to even call you my sister!" And with those words, Annabelle's worst nightmare came true.
Ever since the White Witch taunted her at the Stone Table all those years ago, she was afraid of being rejected by her family more than anything. Her worst nightmares included everything Peter just said to her; being called a freak, an abomination. However, the truth is that Peter was so overwhelmed with guilt, pain, sadness, and anger, that he didn't even realize what he was saying until it was too late.
"Peter!" Susan yelled, absolutely outraged as Lucy stared wide-eyed, not being able to utter even one word. Peter's eyes widened as what he said hit him like a ton of bricks, and an immense amount of guilt rose up within him.
"No, Susan. He's right." Annabelle said quietly, still looking Peter in the eye. "I am, after all, only an abomination." She recited what she always heard in her nightmares, before walking past Peter and Caspian, towards the How.
"Anna, I-" Peter tried to say, but was cut off by Annabelle turning around angrily as her eyes flashed gold, and an invisible force suddenly slammed into Peter's chest, throwing him back a good few meters, making him fall back on the ground with the air being knocked out of his lungs.
"You're right, I am a freak." Annabelle spoke quietly as her eyes continued to glow dangerously. "But I'm dangerous as well, so unless you want to get something broken, you will stay away from me." She growled, before turning around and heading inside the How, not looking at anyone as everyone stepped out of her way. However, they weren't afraid of her. They were just as furious with the High King as Queen Susan was, because the pain in Annabelle's eyes.
Peter slowly got up from the ground, groaning in slight pain as his back ached from hitting the hard stones. As soon as he got back up on his feet, Susan shoved him angrily.
"How dare you?!" She hissed. "Anna is our sister, and yet you've called her the worst things possible!" Peter opened his mouth to speak, but she cut him off. "Have you ever wondered what her nightmares were about? What she heard in them?" Peter just stared at her with guilt, but she ignored it and shoved him one more time. "Exactly what you've just said to her!"
"Stop it!" King Edmund called as he helped Glenstorm lower the unconscious Trumpkin to the ground. Lucy gasped, suddenly snapping out of her shock, before quickly running forwards to kneel beside the Dwarf, while Caspian headed into the How, with Nikabrik following. Susan and Edmund also knelt down beside her as she opened her healing cordial and let a drop fall into Trumpkin's parted lips. Everyone waited a few painful seconds, before the Dwarf let out a gasp as his eyes opened, making everyone sigh in relief.
"What are you all standing for?" He rasped out still somewhat weakly. "The Telmarines will be here soon." Everyone couldn't help but crack the tiniest smiles as Lucy, Susan, and Edmund got up from their places beside the Dwarf. "Thank you." Trumpkin caught Lucy's attention. "My dear little friend." The young Queen smiled at him, before following her older brother and oldest sister.
"I heard everything you said to her." Edmund said quietly as he stopped beside his brother. "And I can openly say that I am ashamed and disgusted to call you my brother." He then headed to the How, wanting to find his older sister, as Susan glared at Peter and Lucy gave him a disappointed look, before they followed the Just King to the How.
