"After some years there came a time when the Queen seemed to be ill ... etc. etc"QUOTE]
You must remember that Caspian has been raised under false pretenses. He seems rather innocent, young, and naive but this is only because he has been shielded from the truth his entire life by Miraz. This accounts not only for his naivety but also his position in the Telmarine's eyes as "just a boy".
Although the Telmarines consider Caspian to be "just a boy" lacking any warrior capabilities, the facts say otherwise. Not only does PC say,
"Peter had a glimpse of a {werewolf} in the very act of leaping upon a boy about his own age."
which would seem to indicate that at this point Caspian looks a year older than Peter looked in 2006, but also this dialogue would indicate that the Telmarine view of Caspian is warped:
"Please," said Caspian, "could it not be me {to challenge Miraz}? I want to avenge my father."
"You're wounded," said Peter. "And anyway, wouldn't he just laugh at a challenge from you? I mean, we have seen that you are a king and a warrior but he thinks of you as a kid."
A boy of 13, regardless of his bravery, is not going to volunteer to challenge Miraz to "avenge his father". A year after Peter left he looks about the same age as Caspian. Caspian is unquestionably in the range of 15 to 17.
The making of
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian will require two actors for Caspian X; one to play his short role during part of Trumpkin's flashback and another to play his role in the actual film. I would like to think that I could do the latter role excellent justice, though I have no idea who would play the younger part.
Does anyone know how a person might audition for the part of Caspian X? Email address, telephone, or whatever. If anyone has any idea, send me an email: dsmak3{at}gmail{dot}com.
Until later,
"I call all times soon."
David S. MacMillan III
Caspian X, 2008
Emperor of the Lone Isles
