Hold Fast (Narnia Fanfiction)

Chapter 1: Caught Up

I get caught up in all these petty things.
Losing sight of what matters to you.
Be then, you come, and take me by the hand.
You say come up here with me.
     -Gravity by Brian and Jenn Johnson
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"Narnians are being unfair in their ways of treating us! They are charging too much for their fabrics!"

An ambassador pointed a thin bony finger at Peter and Edmund.

Peter raised an eyebrow and Edmund mentally made a note of the Tisroc's bored expression.

"O Great Tisroc. Does thou not agree?" Edmund asked the Tisroc. The Tisroc merely shrugged.

"Not exactly, King Edmund, I have gone over the trade papers and found no fault in the trades. They are perfectly logical. But the ambassador seems to think otherwise. But after a whole hour of him talking I have found even less faults with it. Let us take a break, then we will review the trades again." The Tisroc suggested. Peter and Edmund nodded in agreement.

"Yes. Let's do that." The meeting was dismissed and the two kings went outside.

"Thank Aslan that's over!" Edmund exclaimed. He seemed to shrugged off the formal talk and went back to normal Edmund.

"True, the Tisroc didn't seem to be interested. I think he just gives his ambassadors whatever they want, but then he gets a bit bored and dismisses then and lets us go back to normal life." Peter said thoughtfully, Edmund snorted.

"That's exactly what happens."

"I-" Peter started to say something but stopped. "Do you feel like we're being watched?" He asked in a low whisper. Edmund ducked his he's and nodded.

"Yes. I do."

"On the count of three."

"One."

"Two."

There never was a three it was more of a strangled choked yell for help and before they knew it they were both knocked out cold...