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AND SO THE BATTLE BEGINS

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There wasn't anything for the Narnian army to do other than watch as Glozelle and other Telmarine officials rode back to their own armed forces shouting tales of treachery and betrayal. It wasn't long before catapults were hauling boulders at Aslan's How and the Telmarine army started their ascension over the field.

"Archers to the ready!" Susan shouted as she, followed by Trumpkin and the rest of the archers, secured an arrow within the strings of their bows.

"Peanut," Alexandra turned to the squirrel as he ran up and down the pillars anxiously, "Have them carry through with Aurora; it's our only chance now that they have had a head start."

He nodded furiously before jumping down and running through the blades of the grass and into Aslan's How to tell the appointed generals of their plans. Aurora was the back up plan in which the stability beams for the How were to be destroyed as the Telmarine army crossed the fields and two openings would appear behind the army so that the Narnians could surround them and demand their surrender.

Peter, Caspian and Edmund all nodded in agreement of her plan, it was a much better one that that of the initial plan they had drawn up. Caspian promptly jumped up onto Destrier and rode into the How before the entrance became destroyed by the catapults. From there he would lead the Narnians through the hollowed out field and they would destroy the dirt beams with their swords and hammers.

The signal - a traditional Narnian fanfare - sounded from one of the horns. Simultaneously both Caspian, Alexandra and Peter began to count. 

"1...2..." Peter started, his hand tightening around his sword.

"3...4..." Alexandra followed, swinging her axe in her palm to build up momentum.

"5...6..." he followed, giving her a forced smile for they both feared the worst.

"7...8..." she responded, returning the smile before turning to face the approaching army.

"9."

Alexandra let the axe fly from her palm as Peter said the number. "10," she finished once it was back in her palm, only this time it was a little bloodier.

Horses began to stumble on the shifting earth beneath their hooves. The soldiers on their backs looked around in fear as large cracks became visible through the dirt before large chunks of earth started to fall down; taking horses and soldiers with them.

Susan gave the signal to the archers to let their arrows fly and the distinct whistle could be heard as they began to fly through the air and rain down on the soldiers trapped in the earth.

"Charge!" Alex shouted, drawing her axe in a downward motion to signal the army forward. Centaurs, Fauns and Talking Beasts alike all ran forward with their weapons raised and hope flashing behind their eyes.

Edmund jumped onto horseback whilst Peter and Alex ran through the Telmarine forces on foot. They worked in sync to slash at their enemies whilst also using the hilt of their weapons to make as many as they could unconscious. Alexandra sent a harsh kick to the stomach of a Telmarine and watched him fall into the pit created by the Aurora plan. 

Another shift in the ground could be felt beneath their feet as the two openings were made and Caspian, followed by the Centaur generals, led their half of the army from underneath the field and behind their rivals. This trapped the majority of the forces within a the Narnians.

𝐎𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐄𝐍, peter pevensie ✓Where stories live. Discover now