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“Its been one day since I have returned and your already mad,”

“I'm not mad,”

“Then what's wrong,”

“Nothings wrong,”

“Then you must be pregnant,” he said.

“If I was pregnant I would have told you,” said Sapphire.

“Really,”

“Yes really.”

“Why do you two always have to fight,” asked Peter annoyed.

“This is not a fight Peter, this is a discussion,” said Blade.

“Where's Susan, I'm in need of her presence,”

“Her highness is out taking a walk goddess,” answered one of the servant.

High queen Susan was out in the forest gazing around in the woods of Narnia. She walked together with her maid Serra up until they reached an old bridge. Susan moved to cross the bridge but Serra quickly stopped her by pulling on her arm. Susan looked back at her confused by her action.

“What is it,” she said.

“Your highness, I think we should go back. Those woods are unsafe,” spoke Serra.

“Unsafe, how so,”

“On the other side is Talemann territory, the dark land of Narnia.” she explained.

“Talemann, I've never heard of such a place, who lives there,” asked Susan.

“Creatures of the night roam in those lands, the dark King Lucius is their leader,”

“King Lucius, I've never heard of him before.”

“No one talks of him. The very thought of him gives people chills. He is as dark as his father before him,” said Serra.

“Who speaks so illy of my king,” said a voice. The two girls looked all around trying to find the source of the one speaking but they saw no one. “You, you are high queen Susan of Narnia, so the rumors of your beauty really are true.”

“Who are you,” she said still looking around.

“I am merely a scout. What are you doing here queen,”

“I was walking,”

“Oh I see. Planning to take a walk to the other side of Narnia where the dead roam freely and the living suffer dearly.”

“Not anymore. Why do you not show yourself,”

“I feel no need to.”

“Is that how you respect royalty, come down now you pest and show yourself,” shouted Serra.

“Bite you tongue you filthy servant girl,” said the voice rudely.

“You will not talk that way to her.” commanded Susan. The voice was silent for a minute then laughed. “My apologies your highness. I fear my mouth has run away with me again. How foolish of me to upset a queen of Narnia,”

“Your highness let's go please,” whispered the young girl.

“Oh yes, you should go. This is not the best place for two young girls such as yourselves, especially you your highness,”

“I'll have you know I'm seventeen.”

“Like I said, young. Creatures will be on your trail if you don't leave now, many of the demons here have a thing for young blood,” he told them.

“Your highness let's go,” cried Serra. She tugged on Susan's arm until she finally moved and the two made there way back to Gardenia.

“Until next time Queen Susan,”

“Hurry your highness,” said Serra.

They rushed back until they were close by the gates of Gardenia then they stopped and rested. “I can't believe we talked to a Talemannian, the goddess will not be pleased if she finds out.” cried Serra.

“I wonder who he was,” said Susan.

“For all we know he could have been King Lucian himself,”

“I highly doubt that,”

“Highly doubt what,” asked Sapphire behind them.

“Goddess,” bowed Serra.

“Nothing godmother, its nothing important,”

“I've been looking all over for you. The servants said you went for a walk, did you enjoy yourself,”

“Yes I did...but goddess, may I ask you something,”

“When have I ever denied you a question, what is it my princess,”

“Well...can you tell me about King Lucian,” she asked. Serra looked at her in shock “Your highness,” she whispered..

“King Lucian, has he caught your heart or something,” teased Sapphire.

“No, I just was curious...will you tell me,”

“In the dark hills of Narnia away from all light stays the fearful King who's heart is of coal. He is surrounded by death, blood and corpse, he is the high king of the underworld Lucian, the third cousin of Caspian, who hates all and loves only to kill. He is the dark knight of Narnia, a plague to the land. He is a blood thirty demon who lusts for power. He has the eyes of a hawk and the senses of a wolf. He is sharp and quick witted and not known to show mercy towards his victims,” explained Sapphire.

“He's that bad,”

“Still interested in him,”

“Interested in Lucian, what about Caspian,” interrupted Blade.

“I'm not interested in King Lucian,”

“Then why talk about him. Unless you've been told about him or actually met him,” said Blade. Serra held in a gasp as Blade made that comment. She looked at Susan who looked at her then back down at the ground.

“Oh leave the girl alone Blade go destroy something, thats all your good for,”

“So you admit it, you are angry with me,”

“I'm annoyed,”

“Not surprising. Well I guess I'll go and let you work out your woman issues. Call me when your not having one of your mood swings,”

“Why you little..-” He was gone. “I hate that man. Come Susan, Serra, I wish to know all about your walk today,” said Sapphire as she lead the way back to the castle.

Past the black bridge and beyond the forest lied the dead city of Talemann. There where gruesome creatures lie and the dark knight King Lucian resides. Upon his throne he sits, a man in his early twenties with long black hair and dark blue eyes. He is the demon of the night, the high king of the dead that has been known to have killed more than a thousand people with one single stoke of his blade.

“My king, I'm pleased to see you have returned,” said his advisor Marcus. “Did you enjoy yourself,”

“As a matter of fact I did. I met someone I didn't expect to see today,”

“Really my king,” he said as he noticed the smirk on Lucian's face. 'Who ever this person was they had surely put the king in a good mood.' thought Marcus.

“Hopefully I will be able to meet her once more,”

“Her your majesty,”

“Yes, the one who is said to be the most beautiful girl in all the land.”

“Who, may I ask, is this beautiful lady my king,” asked Marcus.

“The one who currently says with Sapphire in Gardenia, high queen Susan of Narnia,” Lucian answered.

“High queen Susan,” he repeated. “You met her,” he said shocked.

“For a moment, though she was unaware of my identity,”

“Is she really as beautiful as people say,”

“Much more Marcus, much more. Her hair is long and her eyes are mesmerizing. Her lips I imagine taste as delicious as they look and her form...she has a body fit for a goddess. I can only dream of the treasures that hide behind her clothing.” said Lucian lustfully.

“It sounds like his majesty is very interested in the young queen,” remarked Marcus.

“King Lucian, I didn't even know he knew what a woman was,” spoke Derek, the leading general of the Talemann army.

“She's not just any woman,” said Lucian.

“I can tell. This girl has a real affect on you,”

“I suppose she does,” said Lucian rising from his throne. “I believe that for the first time in my life I want a queen by my side,” Marcus and Derek stared at him shocked by his words. “I want Queen Susan to be mine and mine alone,” he told them.

“Your majesty, Queen Susan is a queen of Narnia, it won't be easy getting her especially with Aslan there,” explained Marcus.

“Not to mention her guardian Sapphire and her husband Blade,”

“Also there are her brothers and her sister and lastly-”

“Your cousin King Caspian, who is said to be in love with her,” added Derek. Lucian's expression suddenly changed when he heard Caspian's name.

“Caspian,” he said angrily. “You dare say his name in my presence,”

“Forgive me my king,”

“Prepare the horses, I think its about time we pay Sapphire a little visit,” said Lucian. Marcus and Derek looked at each other then went off to carry out the king's order.

“Soon your highness, you will be mine,” he told himself as he smirked evily.