The Chronicles of Narnia - Adventure continues [ book 1 ]

CHAPTER FOUR

O 4  | The land of Marine

Scream of help echoed around cliffs.
Lucy was the first one to get up as she noticed that Hope was not there. She heard a scream and looked at the direction from where it came. After that, all of them were in the sitting position, looking at the minotaur carrying the brunette girl with his one hand at side. Peter got up to stand as the minotaur came close to them.

"King Peter, someone tried to escape.", minotaur said leaving the girl on the ground.

"I wasn't trying to escape!", she exclaimed moving her brown hair off her face. "I saw this black thing over there and wanted to see what is it!", she continuing showing with her hands.

"It's fine, Tavros.", said Peter while the minotaur went back breathing like a bull.

"Are you feeling good?", asked Lucy, carely.

"I had better moments.", she answered taking a headband and tying her hair into a high pony tail.

"What kind of fuss is this?", questioned annoyed boy who was coming over.

"What are you doing here, Eustace?", asked Susan getting tired of all the fights around.

"I left my bag here last night.", Eustace continued while walking to the place where the fire was last night.

"Is this your bag?", Hope asked gently, taking a brown bag into her hands.

"Yes!", he exclaimed rudely taking it. "You have good canadian accent."

"It's british.", she corrected the blond boy. The wind started to blow and the sand in his eyes stopped Eustace from leaving.

"I can't see. I can't see!", screamed boy rubbing his eyes.

"Don't do that, you'll irritate your eye.", Hope screamed so he could hear her as the wind was too loud.

"Is this a sand storm?", asked Edmund slowly closing his eyes to prevent sand enter them. Everyone followed him.

"I don't remember any sand storms in Narnia!", answered Caspian looking at Peter while he nodded.

"Everyone, come near and don't move!", yelled Susan as she saw waves crushing at the beach. "Hold hands!", she added as they all took hand from the person next. Susan and Peter were in the middle, at Susan's right was Lucy and next to her Caspian. On Peter's left, Hope took his hand, and next to her Edmund and Eustace were fighting.

"I don't want to touch you!", Eustace yelled crossing his hands.

"Just stand here!", Hope said to Edmund who refusingly took Peter's left hand, and Hope took his. "Just hold the bloody hand.", she added referring to Eustace taking his right hand.

"It feels like magic!", Lucy exclaimed happyly as the picture behind the wave started to change and the wave disappeared.

"It doesn't look like Narnia at all!", Edmund was confused and checked the view that was in front. They all realised each others' hands and started staring around.

"Where are we?", asked Lucy, consurened. In front of them was no longer an ocean, it was wood. But nothing like Narnian wood. It was leafless, and branches were dry, almost lifeless.

"Are you sure there are no dead woods in Narnia?", Hope questioned comforting herself seeming scared.

"Not that we know.", answered Peter. "Let's go!", he added already ahead of them.

"How can you be sure that it is safe?", asked Susan motherly. "Maybe there's danger around the corner!"

"There's one way to find out.", Caspian finished Peter's thoughts and followed his lead, after him others. Hope and Susan were last, and continued to comment boys' desitions.

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"Do you even know where are you going?", complained Eustace, as always, getting tired of the long walk.

Peter shaked his head saying no, frightening others. He suddenly stoped, hearing noises.

"Can you just-", Hope started her speech as Peter's shhh stoped her words. They all stoped, wondering what noise was heard.

Wood was not green so if the danger would come, they wouldn't have place to hide. After continuing the walk, they stoped again. In front of them was standing one man dressed similar as the Narnian people, he was brown-haired.

"Amber!", he exclaimed looking at the crowd of kids who were trading looks with each others. "My dear Amber!", he continued getting closer to the bruinette, Hope.

"What? No, you've must been replaced me with someone else!", the girl shouted moving from the grown up man.

"Her name is Hope, not Amber!", said Lucy giggiling a bit. The man looked at Lucy, smiling.

"You're Queen Lucy, right.", he replied, and bow in front of the five Kings and Queens of Narnia. The man quickly got up, and presented himself. "King Reginald the third.", she added making other seven to bow in front of him.

"From what land are you?", asked Peter, respecting the king.

"The land of Marine."

"With due respect, why do you think you know me?", asked Hope while millions of thoughts were flashing through her head.

"I lost my daughter many years ago. You reminded me on her. I'm sorry for frightening you.", king added respectfully.

"No problem. I'm sorry for your daughter, I'm sure you'll find her.", she replied, giving a smile to the man, king. Susan saw imaginary look on Hope's face which made her think a bit. What is High King of some succesful land doing in the abandoned wood?