𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐃 | ❝Hope is good, Hope will never disgrace, but make no mistake, Hope will hit you in the face!❞
In which the Just King becomes betrothed to a princess from a neighboring kingdom, only to fall in love with the prin...
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ODETTE DID NOT SLEEP for even a second the night the Narnians infiltrated Telmar.
She had said goodbye thousands of times before. In fact, she found herself saying it often, and she loathed it, never quite getting used to it. Goodbyes were constant in the life of a princess whose kingdom was always at war, whether with other kingdoms or itself.
She made it a habit to bid her kingdom's soldiers goodbye before they were shipped off. It always disturbed her because deep down, she knew she was sending them off to their impending doom (and if they miraculously survived, they returned with nightmares to last them a lifetime, which seemed worse than death). But she sucked it up and dealt with her discomfort because if they could not say goodbye to their loved ones one last time, they could at least have a final moment with a kind spirit.
Odette never did get used to the eerie feeling she got when she said goodbye, but she did manage to forget about it during her time in London. But now that she was in that familiar position again, saying goodbye to the Narnians as they marched off to Telmar, that awful feeling returned to her. This time, it felt a million times worse. Because among the masses was her best friend.
Odette always knew that Hope was the kind of person you could call for any kind of issue, but fighting a war should never have been on the list. This wasn't some juvenile overnight trip or a vacation. It was a gamble between life and death, and Odette feared she might lose her best friend in this war.
Then again, perhaps she already had. They hadn't spoken to each other in days. It wasn't like Odette didn't try. Every time she approached Hope, the latter would run away. Odette didn't realize how badly she screwed up until she realized she was about to lose the only important thing she had left.
To keep herself busy, Odette stepped into a role of leadership. Yes, there were already five people (the Pevensies and Caspian) that were leaders, but all of them were preoccupied with the night raid. Then, Hope got roped into the war, too, leaving Odette to deal with a handful of people who were in desperate need of some leadership.
Odette took care of the handmaids, children, and anyone else who couldn't fight. For once, she was taking responsibility and using what her parents taught her all those years ago. She just hoped she wasn't too overbearing or mean like her parents were. She hoped she was kinder than they were (which was proving to be difficult since everyone shared a vendetta against Hope, and Odette grew frustrated every time they slandered her name). It was strange being in charge of people like this, but it was doable.
