APRICITY • e. pevensie

Chapter Ten

Oh perilous place walk

backwards toward you

Blink disbelievingly eyes

chilled to the bone

Most visibly brave no

aprehended gloom

First to take this foot to
virgin snow

I am a magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderment

I am a wonderkind oh oh oh oooh

And i lift the envelope

pushed far enough to believe this

I am a princess on the way to my throne

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After healing every fallen warrior we make our way to Cair Paravel Castle. I get changed into a beautiful dress and a girl faun named Nina straightens my hair. She pulls it to my side and ties it. I meet with the siblings and Aslan and we make our way down the aisle. I walk between Susan and Lucy on the right side of Aslan, with Peter and Edmund on his left. Two centaurs start to play the trumpets and we make it to the end of the aisle, were five thrones sit. We smile and make our way to our thrones and stand in front of them.

"To the glistening eastern sea, I give you Queen Lucy the valiant." Mr. and Mrs. Beaver walk over to her holding five crowns that sit on pillows. Mr. Tumnus puts her crown on her head and smiles at her,

"To the great western wood, I give you King Edmund, the just." Mr. Tumnus places his crown on his head,

"To the glistening stars and rising of the moon I give you Queen Anna, the wise." Mr. Tumnus walks over to me and places a beautiful white crown on my head,

"To the radiant southern sun, I give you Queen Susan, the gentle." Mr. Tumnas places a crown on her head.

"And to the clear, northern sky, I give you King Peter, the magnificent." Finally Mr. Tumnas places a crown on Peters head. We sit down on our thrones, "Once a King or Queen of Narnia, Always a King or Queen of Narnia. May your wisdom brace us and to the stars rain down from the heavens." Aslan finishes and I grin.

"Long live King Peter,

Long live King Edmund,

Long live Queen Susan,

Long live Queen Anna,

Long live Queen Lucy."

Everyone chants. They cheer and Lucy and I smile at each other. The party begins and Edmund walks up to me shyly.

"I was uh- wondering if you um-"

I giggle, "I'd love to dance with you Edmund."

He smiles and holds out his hand. I grab it and he twirls me around. I laugh we continue to dance for a while until I notice Aslan leave the castle. I look around and notice Lucy saw him too.

"Excuse me King Edmund." I curtsy and giggle.

"Of course Queen Anna." He bows and we laugh.

I run over to the balcony with Lucy and we watch him walk away.

"Don't worry." A voice says behind us. We turn around to see Mr. Tumnus, "He'll come back.

"When?" Lucy asks.

"Soon," Hewalks up to us, "One day he will be here, and next he won't, but you musn't blame him. After all he isn't a tamed lion."

"No, but he is good." I say. Mr. Tumnus hands Lucy her hanker chief,

"Here, you need it more than I do." He says smiling. She grabs the hanker chief and looks down and that's when I notice that she's crying. I walk over to her and hug her.

"It'll be okay Lu. We'll see him again." I reassure and she nods, "Now let's go have some fun!"

I drag her to the dance floor and we dance the night away.