1,300 Years Later

Chapter 3 - The Letter and Trumpkin

"Peter" i called  running out of the chamber and to everyone.

"Peter" i shouted he turned.

"what is it Em?" i looked up from the envelope in my hands.

"Christopher" i showed him the envelope they all came closer and i opened it. he had written a letter. i began to read it.

Mama and Papa

if you are reading this then Aslan has grace us with a gift and you have returned just as he promised. i knew when word reached the castle of your disappearance you time here had come to an end, i had known for quite some time i just hoped it wouldn't have been that soon. i do not know how far in the future you are reading this but i pray you are alright.

i knew you would find this if i wasn't so sure i would have put it with Aunt Lucy's things. i hope time is not that far gone in which we can't see each other again. i had the chamber locked away not long after you left to make sure none of it was disturbed.

i hope to see you soon. May Aslan be with you

your loving son...

"Christopher" i sniffled and wiped away my tears while Peter hugged me.

"what if it's been too long Peter" i asked burying my head into his neck

"what's that?" Edmund asked after a few moment. i heard commotion near b, i wiped away my tears and rushed over with the others.

"drop him" Susan ordered we had our bows pointed at them. they took the meaning literally and tried to get away. Peter went to rescue the dwarf while Edmund got the boat i shot one man who fell into the water and Susan shot the other. Ed dragged the boat to shore while Peter brought the dwarf up. Lucy freed him of his bind and he coughed up water.

"drop him?.... that's the best you could come up with?" he asked

"a simple thank you would suffice" Susan replied

"they were doing alright drowning me without your help" he retorted.

"maybe we should have let them" Peter said

"why were they trying to kill you anyway?" Lucy asked

"they were Telmarines that's what they do" he answered

"Telmarines? here in Narnia?" i questioned

"where have you been for the last few hundred years" the little dwarf was fixing himself

"it's a bit of a long story?" i smiled as i handed Peter his sword. realisation crossed his face.

"oh you have got to be kidding me...your it? the Kings and Queens of old?" he asked with a disbelieving look.

"High King Peter the Magnificent." Peter introduced himself.

"honey maybe you could have left of the last bit" the dwarf looked at me.

"proberly but if he's King Peter that must make you his wife..." he trailed off

"Queen Emma yes"

"you might be surprised" Peter took out his sward

"you don't want to do that boy." he backed away.

"not me her" he gestured to me oh a duel i loved them i took out my sward and ready myself our new friend took Peter's sward. he paused before attacking i defended before attacking myself i slapped his but and he attacked again i fought fasted disarming his and holding my dwarf above my head.

"beards and bedsitcks maybe the horn worked after all" he said sitting down on the sand. i stood back.

"what horn" Susan asked

"your horn, it was blown last night" he replied.

"i think you should take us to where it was" i suggested he nodded and we headed for the boat. we learn the dwarf was called Trumpkin Edmund rowed while i sat with Peter we sat in silence until Lucy said.

"they're so still"

"they're trees what do you expect?" Trumpkin replied

"they used to dance"

"it wasn't long after you left the Telmarines invaded. those who survived retreated to the woods." he informed us.

"we didn't mean to leave you know" Peter spoke.

"doesn't make any difference now does it?"

"get us to the Narnian's and it will" we continued along until i just had to ask my burning question.

"do you know what happened to our son...Christopher?" i asked i just wanted to know he was my little boy and that mothers instinct never leaves.

"yes. after you left he was made King and fought hard against the Telmarines as hard as he could but it was no use, he eventually disappeared no one has seen or heard of him since." i felt a little flutter at the start until i heard of him disappearing