"You cannot ask me to stop worrying about you, when you are always getting yourself into dangerous situations" I tell him, swallowing the tears away. But I feel the tears stream down my cheeks as I kneel down on my knees in front of him. He opens one eye, the other is swollen and blue. His right cheek has a big cut, it seems the bleeding stopped not long ago and on his throat I can see the fingerprints his enemy left. Caspian smiles a bit crooked. "Love" his accent rings in my ear and makes my heart skip a beat. "This was one time, and you are here know!" He tries to bring it lightly but in truth I am more scared than I ever was for him. I don't know what other wounds his clothes keep hidden from me. "Caspian!" Edmund enters his cell, my brother is covered in the blood of the men who held Caspian captured. "Peter has some of them in custody and I am here to bring you home. They are waiting outside for us"
"We have to lift him" I say, wiping my tears away as I grab Caspian's left upper arm. Edmund takes his right and one the count of three we lift him on his feet. But walking is difficult, Caspian's knees give out and we have to drag him with us. Sweat drips down my back as we exit the fortress. Luckily some of our soldiers are immediately with us to take Caspian from our hands and lift him carefully on a horse. "By Aslan" Peter curses as he watches his brother in-law. "Su?"
"I am okay. We talked, but we have to hurry back to Cair. He has to take the Cordial!"
"Understood" Peter sounds darkly as he offers me his hand and I take it. He pulls me roughly on his white horse and we gallop with Caspian's horse and Edmund behind us through the western woods. Our soldiers surround us the entire way until we are home. We ride through the gate of Cair Paravel and enter the courtyard. I jump quickly off the saddle and rush to Caspian, who is dangerously hanging forward. And I am just in time because my husband slips of his horse. I catch him but his weight makes me sink to my knees but their are our men. "Your majesty" Julian and Kandar - a man and a centaur - lift Caspian from my body and I stand quickly on my own feet. "We have to bring him to queen Lucy" I tell them, not waiting on my brothers as I lift my skirts in my hands and I start to run. I hear them run after me as servants open the doors for us. I skip some steps on the grand stairs as I try to find Lucy as quick as possibly can. "Lucy!" I call out and storm through the hallway. "Su?" I hear her happy voice yell my nickname and I turn around. She is standing in her bedroom doorway and her eyes grow wide as she sees our men holding Caspian limp in their arms. "Your room, now!" She quickly runs past me and I dash after her. She opens the doors to my room. "Lay him on the bed please" Julian and Kandar do what she asks and I climb on the bed next to Caspian, grabbing his limp hand in my own. Lucy walks to her dresser and takes the Cordial out of some hidden drawer as it seems. She takes the spot on Caspian's other side and gives him one small drop. I hold my breath but I see that the scar on his cheek slowly vanishes and his eye is not blue and tick anymore. They flutter and he breathes out. And then he opens his beautiful brown eyes. "I leave you be" Lucy whispers and quick as she is, she utters Julian and Kandar out and closes the door behind them, leaving us alone in our room.
"Caspian" I breathe out and feel the tears already sting behind my eyes. "Susan" his voice sounds hoarse but he is okay!
"Hush love, you are out and your save and I am here" I whisper as I bring his hand to my lips and press a kiss to it. Caspian smiles brightly and moves so he sit up. He pulls his hand out of my tight grip and grabs my waist, pulling me closer against him. I gaze at him and he just smiles. "You don't have to worry about me, I told you" he smirks as he bows forward and presses his lips to mine. "All I do is ever worry about you" I mutter as he kisses me again. "That is because you love me"
"I do" I say as he pulls away and wipes some hairs out of my face. "But that is love" he says. "I worry about you and you about me, but we keep each other save" he adds.
"Always"