𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐃 | ❝Hope is good, Hope will never disgrace, but make no mistake, Hope will hit you in the face!❞
In which the Just King becomes betrothed to a princess from a neighboring kingdom, only to fall in love with the prin...
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HOPE PEVENSIE WASTED SO much of her life bumbling over uncertainties and shyness, stuttering before her superiors, and flinching at corners, but if there was one thing she was the most confident about, one thing in her entire unlucky existence, it was that she really fucking hated the ocean.
Where the others saw beauty and mystery in those jewel-like waters, Hope saw a cold, infinite void with creatures that were never meant to be observed by human eyes. A ravenous, deep blue monster that pulled in small ships with smaller humans that believed they were mightier than the ocean's will, swallowing them whole before they could realize their foolishness. She saw it in how the tides foamed at the mouth, how the waters slammed and clawed against the sides of their ship, the growling waves as if to imitate the ocean's bottomless stomach.
Every time Hope thought about the oceans for too long, she felt sick, which didn't help the fact that she was constantly seasick. Every time she thought she'd gained her sea legs, she found herself wobbling to the edge to empty her stomach. She couldn't keep her food down. It was never completely silent. She was never alone. Her cheeks were constantly sunburnt. There was nowhere to go beyond the confines of the ship. Just the blinding sun and howling winds and whatever sea creatures were waiting to chew her up.
Seriously, how the ever-living fuck did Caspian and Odette convince her to board the Dawn Treader?
This was an ongoing dilemma for the first few weeks Hope was trapped on the Dawn Treader. And though she never directly voiced her loathing aloud, Caspian and Odette knew her better than anyone in Narnia. And even if someone somehow didn't notice her distaste, they certainly learned the truth once the Dawn Treader began making its first few stops.
From Cair Paravel, the Dawn Treader sailed northeast to Galma, a sovereign island where the king was holding a tournament. Initially, Caspian volunteered to compete on behalf of Narnia's rulers, but Hope insisted she take his place. It was there where she was able to take out her pent-up annoyance toward seafaring and win the whole damn competition. Galma's ruler offered his daughter as a prize — perhaps as a new handmaid or a potential bride for Caspian — but Hope politely declined, and so their voyage persisted.
In the southeast, they were attacked by pirates in Terebintha. Yes, apparently pirates did exist! Hope had the pleasure of nearly getting stabbed by one. Luckily, she only manage to nick the spot where her eyebrow arced. It was during this ambush when they learned Odette had an unsettling gift for shooting arrows directly through eyeballs. Caspian could vouch for her firsthand, as she nearly shot him instead of a pirate during the attack.
