Can't Take It In (Edmund Pevensie fanfic) *ON HOLD*

Chapter 6

   Third day in Narnia.

   I had a reasonable night of sleep, though I was concerned.

   Caspian was right: That would be my last chance to see Archenland. This scared me. But, I was at Narnia again for something really bad. Not being negative, but everybody knows: when somebody is called to Narnia, something bad is going to happen.  

   I was not thinking in myself, but in Caspian and Lilliandil, the narnians, and Sophia too. 

   I got up from my bed. Took a deep breath and prayed: Aslan, please, take care of us.

   I put a blue garb with some gold details. And I went downstairs.

   We were at the table eating something, and everybody was talking, except me. My thoughts were many, and my mind was away. Not so away... I think they noticed, but they are very gentil, and didn't asked me what happened, Why I was like this or something like that.

   After breakfast, I decided. So, talked to Sophia about my plans of going to Archenland that very day, and if she wanted joining me. She gave me a big and radiant smile and said, "OF COURSE!". Her excitiment made me forget half of my worries. 

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 - Caspian, we're going. The horses are outside. Everything is prepared. - I said.

 - Alright, my brother. Let me accompany you two outside. - he said.

   Sophia mounted a horse, and I another.

 - Are you sure you want to do this, Sophia? - I asked.

 - Yes. Have I already told you? I've ridden horses in our world too, when I was younger. I just hope I have not unlearned.

 - Ok. But if you change your my, you can go with me on the same horse.

 - Ok, thanks... See you soon, Caspian! - she said, moving forward.

 - Until then, Sophia. - Caspian said. - And Ed, - he kind of whispered - promisse me you're going to enjoy it.

 - Yes, I promisse.

 - There's nothing to be worried about.

   I saw at his eyes that he knew that there was actualy something to be worried about.

 - So... see you soon! - I said, leaving.

 - See you soon, Ed! - he said, behind me.

   I felt a tightness in my throat. But I ignored it. 

   "Come down, Edmund. Everything is going to be alright.", I thought to myself.

   I reached Sophia. She looked to me, at her left.

   - I don't know what's going on but, if you need to hear something, here it is: Everything happens for a reason.

   I was paralyzed. Why she was saying that? She don't know nothing. The letter. Tisroc. My thoughts. But she just knew what to say.

   She looked forward. I didn't know if I looked at her or forward. Her face was giving me peace at the moment, and my heart was becoming still.

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 - Remember our first night here? - I asked, after half an hour without speaking a word.

 - Yes. We both could not sleep. So we stood talking about Narnia, Aslan, your siblings...

 - And now you know everything about Narnia and about me. And I don't even know your last name.

 She laughed.

 - Flores. Sophia Flores. 

 - Flores?... Hum... Well, - I said, coming down of the horse and picking up some littles yellow flowers on the ground, - here are some "flores" for you.

   She looked surprised.

 - What? You thought I didn't know that "flores" means "flowers" in portuguese? - I said.

 - Well, I was not expecting that. - she giggled.

 - By the way, Flores is a beautiful name!

 - Thank you! - she said, looking so deep into my eyes.

   I rode the horse again.

   - Well, let's move forward.

  I continued to make her questions about her life at London, her parents and siblings and about herself. And I ended up falling in love with her more than the last day.

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   We were really fast, better saying, the horses. So we arrived in the same day at Anvard. It was night. Actualy, pretty late. There was not even a person outside. It was so quiet there.

 - Must be really late, um. - said Sophia.

 - Yeah! Everybody must be sleeping right now.

 - What are we going to do?

 - Well, let's see if the King is still awake.

   We went to the castle. At the gate was a centaur.

 - Good night! - I said.

   The centaur said nothing, he just stood looking at me.

 After some seconds...

 - Who are you? - he asked.

 - I'm King Edmund, The Just.