Battle of Fear and Trust

Making Plans

"Susan?"

I turn from the carving of Aslan to see my sister standing next to me. "Did she hurt you?" she asks. I looked down at my wrist, there were marks left behind from her nails. I still feel shiver at the thought of her nails in my skin.

"My wrist still hurts, but she didn't pierce my skin," I say and let her examine my wrist. She touches the nail marks.

"It's a good thing Ed destroyed the wall when he did," she says. I turn to see Edmund leaning against a stone pillar in the corner. He stares back at me with a straight face though I can tell he is unhappy with what almost happened. I'm sure he's more mad at Peter. I can't say I'm happy with him, or at least not with how he's been acting. I look over to Peter, he's sitting on a rock and staring at the carving of Aslan. He had a solemn look on his face.

"I'm sorry," Caspian says, he stood a few paces from Peter, "When Nickabrik suggested he and his friends had to get my Uncle off the throne, I didn't think he meant betraying Aslan," He looks at the same carving. I want to look at it too but look at it will not bring him here.

"It's not your fault. Nickabrik had let his hatred control him and he was too impatient," the Badger, Trufflehunter says, looking down at his fallen friend. "I tried my best to show him Aslan's way, but I guess even a loyal beast can't change someone heart,"

"That's so sad," Lucy says next to me and we both look at the dead dwarf, through I quickly turn away. "If only he knew how close Aslan truly is."

I sigh "Lucy," I say, she turns to look me firmly in the eye.

"And what makes you so sure, the 'Lion' is so close," Trumpkin asks her. I couldn't have asked it better myself.

"I know he's close, he helped us find a way across the gorge and I saw him in the woods. That's where he is now." Lucy tells us as my arms start to shiver.

"Lucy, it was a dream," I tell her. My head starts pounding as it straight when the ice hit me.

"I may have been a Dream. Aslan often speaks through dreams; he did in our time," Edmund says and my headache grows, but this isn't our time, and dreams aren't reality.

"Where did you see him, Lu," Peter asks, at least I think it's Peter, but my head is spinning. I can barely concentrate on who was saying what anymore. I once again feel my heart pounding.

"You're all-alone Daughter of Eve. The lion won't come" I hear a voice say as more shivers run through me.

"Susan, are you sure alright?" Edmund asks me, resting his arms on my shoulder, I must have almost fallen down, but at least my head has stopped spinning. The others look at me with concern.

"Yes, it's just a headache," I tell him "Really, it's gone now," I assure them, Though they seem confused.

"Your majesty," I look to see Glenstorm standing at the entrance. "The Telmarines have made camp nearby."

"Then we have to act fast," Peter says standing up, "Glenstorm, tell the others to meet here," Then he turns to Caspian. "Caspian I want to apologize. What I said before was out of line and my behavior was anything but Kingly. Though you're not the only one I need to apologize to for my behavior," he added, looking at me, Lucy, and Edmund.

"It's alright, we forgive you," Lucy says and I smile in agreement.

"We're just glad you finally got off your high horse," Edmund says, and I watch Peter smile at Ed's words. I find myself smiling as well; it seems like he's back to his old self.

"Lucy, do you remember where you saw Aslan?" Peter asked her.

"Yes, I saw him in the woods, and I'm sure he's still there," Lucy rushes to Peter's side.

"Lucy you can't possibly think he's still there." If she had really seen him at all, I thought to myself, ignoring the part of me that wanted to agree with her.

"Susan, look. Ever since we came back, I've been leading us and I was so focused on trying to be the King I was before and in doing so lead our people to their deaths. I just stood there while the Witch was trying to come back. Susan, she was really close to breaking your wrist," I look at the nail marks the Witch left. "Maybe if I had followed Aslan's way, instead of my own, Caspian would have had the throne already," he says quietly, looking at the caving.

I guess he has a point. "Alright, but she's not going alone," I tell him, my heart still pounding. I'll go with her." I'm not sure why I told him that, but she can't go alone and I need to see him.

Peter smiles, "Alright, It sounds like a plan"