Narnia: Fire With Fire

Love Cannot Be Forced

" Thank you for helping me, Your Highness.. " Ucap ku kepada Prince Lian.

" It's my pleasure, Your Majesty.. But i have to return to my kingdom immediately " Jawabnya sambil membungkuk.

" One of our gryphon will drop you off " Ucap Peter.

" That's very kind of you, High King Peter... " Jawab Prince Lian sambil membungkuk.

" Whenever you want to come, please come Your Highness.. You have my protection in Narnia... " Ujarku tersenyum kepada Peter, dan Peter mengangguk mengizinkan.

" It's an honour for me... " Jawabnya.

" And as for Mr. Gab, he has our protection.. Your father wouldn't dare to chase after him. I will give him a job in the military.. " Jelas Caspian.

Prince Lian menghela nafas lega dan pergi.

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Setelah berganti gaun dan memakai mahkota ku, aku memutuskan untuk pergi ke penjara dimana Esme berada.

" Your joy[kegembiraan] will not last long, Platican will soon attack your country... " Ucap Esme sambil duduk dilantai sel nya.

" Don't worry, we've got that covered. I have come here to tell you directly. That your execution date has been set, on my behalf[atas nama saya]. " Jelas ku dengan tegas.

Esme berdiri dan melihat ku.

" You may ask for anything before your execution which is 24hours to come. Anything that can be done inside the cell. " Lanjut ku.

" I'd like to talk with Peter, i mean The High King and my sister... " Ucap nya kepadaku.

" Anything else? " Tanyaku kepadanya.

Dia menunduk dan menggeleng.

" That is more than enough, Your Grace... " Jawab nya.

Aku mengangguk dan pergi keluar penjara kerajaan.

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-Throne Room-

Aku masuk keruang tahta dan ada Peter, Edmund, Lucy, Caspian, Millie dan Susan disana. Semua kecuali Peter sedikit membungkuk kepadaku.

" Ugh, come on... there's no one here, you don't have to curtsy[membungkuk] to me all the time " ujarku sambil berjalan ke tahta ku.

" Okay, so... Can we talk about what happened between you two? " Ujar Susan kepada ku dan Peter.

" What is it? " tanya Lucy bingung karna tadi Eustace, Millie dan Lucy tidak ada di ruang sidang.

" It's an adult conversation, Lu " jawab Caspian sambil tertawa.

" Huh! I was an adult even before you were born! " Ujar Lucy kepada Caspian.

Kami tertawa mendengarnya.

" So? " tanya Edmund kepada ku dan Peter.

" Peter did it first " jawab ku sedikit malu.

" I thought you would die... And i wouldn't have a chance anymore " Jawab nya malu.

" So, you did it because i was going to die? " Tanya ku jahil.

" N-No! Ugh, forget it " jawab nya pasrah.

Semua tertawa melihat tingkah nya yang malu akan dirinya sendiri.

" When did you guys do it? " tanya Edmund penasaran.

" The moment after my farewell to all of you " Jawab ku malu.

Mata Lucy membulat menyadari sesuatu.

" DID YOU GUYS KISS?!! " Ujar Lucy.

Edmun, Caspian dan Susan tertawa melihatnya yang terlalu polos. Sedangkan aku dan Peter hanya pasrah menatapnya.

" Lu... There's Millie and Eustace, they're still a kids " Ucap ku malu.

" Finally, you two did it! I knew you guys loved each other! " Ujar Eustace.

Aku pasrah melihat mereka berdua yang terlalu polos membongkar semuanya.

" Millie, please forgive them... " Ujar ku kepadanya.

Millie tertawa malu mendengar nya.

" Ouh by the way, i've just come from Esme's cell " Ujar ku mengganti topik pembicaraan.

" So what is her last request? " Tanya Peter kepadaku.

Yang lain mulai serius mendengarkan.

" Her request is simple, he just want to have a talk with you and Millie " Jawab ku.

" How is it Millie? " Tanya ku kepadanya.

" I-i don't know... I'm ashamed[malu] to think of her as my sister " Jawab nya.

" You shouldn't be like that, Millie. Inside you, flows the same blood as her. After all, she is your sister. Help her to make peace with herself before her death, will you? " Jelas ku kepadanya.

" But, i don't want to meet her alone... Won't you accompany me? " Tanya nya kepadaku.

" I'm the one she doesn't like, Millie. But, Peter is going to there with you, isn't he? " Jawab ku. Millie melihat Peter dan mengangguk.

" All right, what else are you guys waiting for? Go, meet her " ujarku kepada mereka berdua.

Peter mengajak Millie dan berjalan keluar ruangan.

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Peter POV's

Aku dan Millie berjalan ke penjara kerajaan dan disambut para prajurit.

" HIS MAJESTY, THE HIGH KING"

Kami pun sampai didepan sel nya.

" Thank you for coming... " Ucap Esme kepada kami.

Aku meminta prajurit mengambil dua bangku untuk kami dan membiarkan mereka semua keluar.

" I thought you love me... " Ucap nya kepadaku.

" I did, but- " saat aku hendak menjawab dia memotong nya.

" Your love for Her Majesty is greater than mine. I don't mind if i have to become your mistress[selir] as long as i can stay with you " selaknya.

" I'm not that kind of man or King who are proud to have a mistress. " Jelas ku pelan.

" And you must accept that love cannot be forced. And i hope you're at least a reasurred to hear this... " Ucap ku menggantung.

Esme dan Millie menatap ku.

" I once loved you and you don't need to doubt[meragukan] that. You've once filled[mengisi] my heart, even though not full.. Without realising it, my love for the High Queen is great[sangat besar].. I'm sorry " Lanjut ku.

Esme melihat ku dan menangis.

" Thank you... Thank you for letting me know about it " isak nya.

Aku mengangguk dan membiarkan Esme berbicara dengan Millie.

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