༄ ⍴һ᥆ᥱᥒі᥊ ᥕᥲrrі᥆r sһ᥆r𝗍 s𝗍᥆rіᥱs ༄

Ana's Song

Hope you guys enjoy this short story! (And it really is short).

᯽᯽᯽᯽᯽᯽᯽᯽᯽᯽᯽᯽᯽᯽᯽᯽᯽᯽᯽

Summary: Lucy wonders how Ana made it through all the hardships and discovers a secret.

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"How did you do it?" Lucy asked Ana one day when they were walking along. Isabelle held her mother's hand and looked at the young Queen curiously.
"How did I do what?" Ana frowned.
"Get through it all," Lucy elaborated. "I know you had some rough days—years is most likely—but you never let it show."
They both paused and Ana looked at her. "Well, there were several things actually. One of them was my faith in Aslan. No matter what happened, I could always trust that it was a part of His plan. But sometimes, it got too dark. Got too hard to see and Aslan felt so far away. That was normally because things got so bad that I just pushed him away. But no matter how far away He felt, Aslan would always send someone at just the right time. When the pain, the darkness, or even loneliness was almost too much he would send someone to help out. Tumnus, Cornelius, even Caspian, were all people that helped me through some of the bad times, though some of them probably never even knew. Whenever I met you guys, I was never at my worst but there are those who saw me at it. And helped me through," Ana smiled softly.
"Oh..." Lucy slowly stated. "So it was Aslan?"
"Mostly... but there was one other thing."
"What was it?"
"A poem, a song r I think someone may have sang it to me when I was little. But I'm not really sure. Perhaps I made it up. Whenever I started to doubt, I would just repeat it in my head like a mantra. It helped me to refocus my priorities on Aslan. Helped me remember that He was in control."
"What's it called?"
"I don't actually know," Ana chuckled. "I just remembered the words."
"Will you sing it?" Lucy practically begged.
Ana frowned. "I don't sing, especially in front of others. But I can recite the words instead."
Lucy beamed and Ana led her a few feet so they could sit below a tree.

Every anxious thought that steals my breath
It's a heavy weight upon my chest
As I lie awake and wonder what the future will bring
Help me to remember that You're in control

You're my courage when I worry in the dead of night
You're my strength cause I'm not strong enough to win this fight
You are greater than the battle raging in my mind
I will trust you Lord,
I will fear no more

I will lift my eyes
I will lift my cares
Lay them in Your hands
I'll leave them there
When the wind and waves are coming, You shelter me
Even though I'm in the storm, the storm is not in me

You're my courage when I worry in the dead of night
You're my strength 'cause I'm not strong enough to win this fight
You are greater than the battle raging in my mind
I will trust You, Lord
I will fear no more

No power can come against me
'Cause You have overcome
No darkness can overwhelm me
'Cause You've already won
No power can come against me
'Cause You have overcome
No darkness can overwhelm me
'Cause You've already won

"And then the chorus is just repeated," Ana explained. "I don't normally remember all of it. Usually just the chorus or bridge... Parts of the verses. It's whatever I need to hear at that specific moment."
"It's lovely," Lucy grinned.

"Thank you," Ana said, "but I can't take the credit as it wasn't mine."
"Nevertheless," came another voice that had Ana freezing. She had been so distracted that she didn't hear the others approach. "I'm surprised I never heard anything about this before"
"Well," Ana said, turning to look at Caspian and the others. "I didn't have to worry about it all the time... Only certain times. Why would I bring it up?"
"You're a riddle, Ana" Caspian chuckled. "The more I think I know about you, the less I find I do."

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The song, for those of you wondering, is "I Will Fear No More" by The Afters. I thought it fit Ana's story well.