For Narnia

9.2

"It can't be," Lucy whispers as she grabs Susan's hand before pulling her along with her which causes the others to follow them. "Don't you see?"

"What?" Susan asks as Lucy positions her and Peter beside each other.

"Imagine the walls," Lucy explains as she moves Edmund beside Peter. "And columns there." Lucy stands beside Susan while Zoe stands in front of them. "And a glass roof."

"Cair Paravel," Zoe states in shock as she imagines the castle that was once their home.

"Catapults," Edmund states as the others walk over to him a few minutes later. "This didn't just happen. Cair Paravel was attacked."

Peter walks over to a wall before pushing it to the side to reveal a secret door. Peter opens the door before tearing his shirt and wrapping it around a stick.

"I don't suppose you have any matches do you?" Peter asks Edmund, seeing how he still had his bag.

"No, but would this help?" Edmund asks back as he pulls out a flashlight.

"You might have mentioned that a bit sooner," Peter tells him before Edmund leads the way down the stairs.

"I can't believe it," Zoe says as they reach the bottom to find their trunks and the Pevensie's statues.

"It's all still here," Susan adds as Lucy rushes over to her trunk.

"I was so tall," Lucy says as she holds up one of her old dresses.

"Well, you were older then," Susan tells her with a smile.

"As opposed to a hundred years later, when you're younger," Edmund quips as he turns to them with too big of a helmet on. Zoe giggles before turning to search for her daggers, having found her sword.

"What is it?" Lucy asks as Susan digs through her trunk.

"My horn. I must have left it on my saddle the day we went back," Susan answers with a sigh.

"The same with my daggers," Zoe adds as she gives up her search. Peter walks over to his chest before opening it, pulling out his sword and unsheathing it.

"When Aslan bares his breath, winter meets its death," Peter says the words that are inscribed on the sword.

"And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again," Zoe finishes as she looks at her own sword.

"Everyone we knew, Mr. Tumnus and the beavers, they're all gone," Lucy says sadly before Susan pulls her into a hug.

"I think it's time we find out what's going on," Peter states as Zoe nods in agreement. They change into Narnian clothing before returning to the beach, where they start to follow the river.

As they reach the river, they find two soldiers holding a tied up dwarf. Susan quickly shoots an arrow into the side of the boat, getting their attention.

"Drop him," Susan orders as she notches another arrow.

Peter, Zoe, and Edmund quickly unsheathe their swords before the soldiers drop the dwarf in the water. Peter quickly drops his sword as he runs for the water, while Susan shoots one of the soldiers and the other jumps into the water.

Peter jumps into the water with Edmund quickly following. Peter quickly pulls the dwarf to shore, while Edmund pulls the boat to shore. Lucy quickly cuts the dwarf's hands free before he removes the gag and spits out water. Zoe picks up Peter's and Edmund's swords.

"Drop him?" The dwarf asks sarcastically as he looks up at them. "That's the best you could come up with?"

"A simple thank you would suffice," Susan retorts as she puts her bow over her shoulder.

"They were doing just fine drowning me without your help," The dwarf argues as he stands up.

"Maybe we should have let them," Peter quips which causes Zoe to glance at him in shock.

"Why were they trying to kill you anyway?" Lucy asks the dwarf as Zoe walks over to Peter and Edmund.

"They are Telemarines, that is what they do," The dwarf answers her as if it were a normal thing.

"Telemarines? In Narnia?" Edmund questions since the Telemarines never visited when they were in Narnia.

"Where have you been for the last few hundred years?" The dwarf responds with a roll of his eyes.

"It's such a long story," Lucy answers him with a smile, while Zoe hands Peter and Edmund their swords.

"Oh, you've got to be kidding me," The dwarf states as he looks at them in shock because he noticed the lion heads on Peter's and Zoe's swords. "You're it? You're the Kings and Queens of old?"

"High King Peter, the magnificent," Peter introduces as he holds out his hand to shake.

"You probably could have left out the last bit," Zoe teases with a small smirk.

"Probably," The dwarf agrees with a chuckle.

"You might be surprised," Peter says as he unsheathes his sword.

"Oh, you don't want to do that boy," The dwarf taunts as he stands up straight.

"Not me. Him," Peter reveal as he looks over at Edmund, who then unsheathes his sword.

Peter hands his sword to the dwarf. When the dwarf grabs the sword, he lets it drop to the ground as if it were heavy before grabbing it with both hands. Edmund shares a look with the others. The dwarf then swings the sword knocking Edmund's out of his way before hitting Edmund in the face with the hilt of the sword.

"Edmund!" Lucy calls out as she grabs Susan's hand.

"You all right?" The dwarf asks sarcastically.

The dwarf swings again but Edmund dodges, getting behind the dwarf before hitting him in the butt with the flat of his sword making the others laugh. The dwarf swings again and Edmund ducks. Again the dwarf swings and Edmund jumps over it. Edmund makes some quick attacks before knocking the sword out of the dwarf's hand. The dwarf's jaw drops in shock, before dropping to his knees.

"Beards and bedsteads!" Trumpkin says as he looks at the siblings. "Maybe that horn worked after all."

"What horn?" Susan asks with a raised eyebrow.