The Guardian (Narnia fanfic)

Epilouge

The Kings and Queens ruled for a long time before they left. Life was great, teaching new recruits watching them blossom in to soldiers leading attacks and the thrill of victory after a battle won. I enjoyed spending time with the Pevensies weather it was training or just talking, I had grown to know them as my brothers and sisters.

Susan Lucy and I would have slumber parties and talk about the cute knights and soldiers. Peter Edmund and I would ride through the forrest racing each other. No matter how old any of them got they always made room for fun.Helping run a kingdom was difficult but not impossible. It was fun in a way.

The kings and queens heard that the white stag was back, they had gone out to hunt it. They said they would be back before sundown. At the time I hadn't thought anything of it. I decided to read in the garden.

I was sitting under my willow tree that stood in the middle of the garden when Phillip came galloping in, he looked very panicked. Then I noticed his saddle was empty.

"Phillip what's wrong?" I asked

"The kings and queens they're gone, they left!" He exclaimed almost crying, I felt bad for him.

I slowly stood up and walked over to him. He shied away as I raised my hand. I slowly rubbed his neck and he looked up at me.

"How are you so calm Willow?" He asked.

"They had to go back to they're world, they had to leave one day," I replied.

He still seemed shaken so I walked to the stables and brushed him down and fed him, I promised I would see him in the morning.

I walked back to my room and crawled into bed. I have to rule this kingdom on my own.

It had been a while since they left. I was doing an ok job running the kingdom with the help of Tumnus and Oreius.

I was sitting on the beach reading when I saw ships on the horizon, but they were battle ships. I jumped up throwing my book down and running to the armory sounding the alarm.

"We're under attack!" I screamed.

I've never dressed in chain mail and armor so fast. I strapped my golden sword to my side, and grabbed my quiver and bow. Someone had saddle Black Iron so I just jumped onto his back a spurred him onto the beach to meet the on coming ships. My army regimens assembled behind me.

The long boats were rowed ashore and men clad in black armor stood before me. One stood out from the rest.

"General Willow stand down you can not win this fight," he said.

"It's not about winning its about protecting my home," I said glaring at him.

"So we'll have to take it," he retorted.

"Telemarines attack!" He bellowed. His troops advanced forward.

"Narnians protect the castle at all cost, women and children are inside," I ordered before turning back to the troops advancing on us.

"For Narnia!" And with that we plunged into battle.

The war waged on for a couple years until we lost everything. Soldiers were becoming scarce we were losing attacks left and right. I was proud of the way we fought but I knew hope wouldn't win us this war. I remember our last battle, this one haunted me the most.

I was leading an attack on what should have been just a blockade but was a whole battalion. We were sorely out numbered, most retreated to the forest but some stayed to fight alongside me. Oreius fought bravely beside me. I saw an archer take aim at me but I had no time to move. I just watched as he released the arrow, I closed my eyes waiting for impact but it never happened. I looked up to see the arrow pierce through his armor and plunged in to his chest. Oreius had fallen.

I fell to my knees beside him.

"I remember I once told you I was with you till the death before we fought against giants, I still stand by that," he said.

He closed his eyes and the breath left him. I had tears streaming down my face as I let out a scream. It was filled with so much hurt the Kings and Queens leaving, the invasion, Oreius dying and my failure to hope.

I hadn't noticed being surrounded but I felt two pairs of strong arms pin mine behind me and pulled me in front of their general, I was forced to my knees in front of him.

"You could have changed his fate by surrendering to us at the very beginning," he said pointing to Oreius's body.

I let them drag me away in chains I had no more energy left nor did I have the will to continues on. I don't know how long I was in that cell but I watched my soldiers die off around me. I decided to fake my own death. I didn't know If I was that good at it or they were just stupid. After that I went into hiding.

I changed my name to Crystal and being a shape shifter has its perks I changed my hair to black and my eyes to icy blue.

I was no longer brave courageous General Willow, Royal Advisor. I was Crystal scared helpless orphan.