Edmund slid off the Great Lions back and ran to his sibleings who in turn embraced him in a loving hug showing they had missed him dearly and were overjoyed to have him with them once again. every one of the childrens faces seemed to fall when they saw Peter returning from Lorettas room speaking of her absence. before anyone new for certain what was going on, Aslan turned to Susan, "Susan ready your bow and arrows and clime on my back quickly" apun hearing the lions words Susan maid no hesitations in running back to her room and readying her bow and arrows. when she was finished she ran back to Aslan as fast as her legs could carry her and climed apun his back with her bow now drawn and ready for action. Lucy stood close to Peter, Stalker and Edmund as Aslan took off outside of the castle as soon as Susan was apun his back. "whats going on?" she asked in confustion looking pleadingly to her brothers and wolf friend for the anshered. she looked around at all of the creatures living in the castle and realized how terribly frightend they were feeling just by taking once glance at thier terrified features.
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Aslan ran outside of the castle in a flash with Susan holding onto his mane tight enough as not to fall off the running lions back. when they reahced the outside Aslan maid a sharp right turn and thier before them was a terrifying sight....Loretta was in the clitches of one of Jadis's Mintotaurs who had not yet fully turned on the good side or had just betrayed them all just as Peter and Susan had exspected Jadis's followers to do.
"Loretta!!" Susan cried in horror, Aslan slowed to a halt, snarlieng slightly as the Mintoaur, he looked up at Susan, "now Dear one for this is your battle" he said, quickly turning back to the Minotaur.
Susan took a deep breath, feeling her heart beat begin to increase greatly, as she clutched her bow tightly within her grip.though, apun hearing Aslan's words she lost no time in pointing an arrow right towards the Mintotaurs heart, it seemed time stood still as she released the string of her bow it wen't slying through the air aimed strait for the Minotaurs chest. it ended up barely missing the struggling Loretta in the Minotaurs grip as it hit him right in the heart causing him to let out a sharp gasp as pain rithed throughout his entire body and in a moment or two his grip on Loretta became looser and looser until he had let go comepletely, falling to the ground dead.....
Susan let out the breath she had been holding when she saw the Mintaor fall to the ground as he was dieing. she lost no time in sliding off Aslans back (after already putting away her bow and arrows) and rushing over to Loretta to see if she were hurt or not, "oh, Loretta!! we were all so worried about you!" she cried, holding the little sqiurrel close to her chest. tears of relief began streaming down Susan's cheeks, slightly wetting Lorettas small head.
Aslan walked over to the two and smiled slightly seeing the two friends reuinon unfold before him. "well done my Dearest Susan" he said softly giving her and Loratta a lions kiss on the cheek.