This is the tale of a journey that takes Luna not only to discover the world beyond Narnia's borders; she will find a purpose that goes deeper than protecting her king.
» That's why. I can't protect you the way I should... « As she looks into his ey...
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Luna and Edmund seem to compete in pacing. For the past hour they have done little else as walking up and down the strange parlour they entered. After Lucy agreed to do their bidding, the invisible voices invited the Narnians to their house. So, they journeyed back to where they saw the column of smoke rise over the trees earlier. Caspian didn't allow everyone to come – only a few outstanding fighters. Eustace should have stayed behind, but despite his exhaustion, he insisted on coming with them to support his cousin. The rest of the crew is to prepare themselves to come to their companions' rescue if they don't return until sundown; the Dawn Treader should be ready to set sail as well. The small party entered the so-called house – it's more of a mansion, really, with all those oriels and little towers. Ivy grows profusely, climbing over the once white stone walls. The ranks even stretch over some of the misty windows. This mansion sits at the foot of a mountain, a steep cliff at the back, looking out on the soft hills of the grassland and a small forest. In the yard, grass and moss grow between the rough cobble stones – unlike the walls of the mansion, they are of a warmer colour, reminiscent of the soft brown of clay. The pump of the well moved without someone there to do it, filling the bucket with fresh water. In passing, Luna eyed it warily, although she already knew of the invisible residents.
Inside, the Invisibles showed Lucy to a broad flight of stairs that lead up to the first floor without wasting time to let their guests marvel at the elegant, yet stylistically close to a country home's interior.
» Don't be frightened, the third and sixteenth step creak, « the chief advised the queen. And up she went with little fuss.
Now, it still doesn't sit right with Luna to have let the Queen of Old venture up into the unknown, right into possible danger. The Invisibles can't tell them more about this magician than they already did, they do nothing but ramble on and on about the injustice that has befallen them. Luna didn't try to talk Lucy out of it, though. In the end, she made her decision, and what is a Crown Shield to question the decision of a queen? But she worries. Lucy is not only her friend, but she is also a beloved royal of the Narnian nation and must therefore be protected. Right now, Luna fails at both – being a good friend and keeping an eye on the kings and queen.
Edmund, on the other hand, paces, and questions himself. As the older brother a certain duty falls to him to keep his younger sibling safe. This applies to family members as well, but Eustace sits next to Caspian on the sofa and turns a pen between his fingers, eyes darting to the stairs now and then. Well, Ed isn't sure he chose right, maybe fighting these Invisibles would have been the better option. If anything happens to Lucy, his little sister, he could never forgive himself. In his mind, he can hear the voice of the oldest Pevensie-sibling. How could you allow her to go alone? Peter would never have let Lucy out of his sight in a place like this willingly, especially not in the face of unknown danger. Ed can imagine the disapproving looks both, Peter, and Susan, would have given him now while scolding him. The Just King sighs, shaking his head. May Aslan keep his sister save.
