onward and upward

[caspianthetenth]

It had been a little more than a month since the events of Halloween, and while Caspian was not entirely up to what he felt was his usual self, he could not sit still for much longer. His recovery was much slower than he would have liked, and it made him restless. The news of the Lannister boy did not help matters, nor did the coming of the snow

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[youngestqueen]

Lucy had been walking down to the dock as well, to visit with Caspian as she tended to do. The purple sail was unmistakable, her bag falling to the ground as she ran towards the ship, calling out Caspian and Reepicheep's names.

[caspianthetenth]

"Lucy!" Caspian called out, glad to see her, for he knew she was one person on the island that would be as excited about this as he was. "Come and see - it really is the Dawn Treader!" He held out a hand to help her on board.

[youngestqueen]

Oh, she was excited, truly so, taking his hand and scrabbling up to land lightly on the deck. Yet it took her just a moment to see something was not quite right. "Caspian, it's so quiet... Where is everyone?"

[caspianthetenth]

"There's no one here but us," said Caspian, as he helped her on deck. "I'd thought, when I saw her, that the crew might have come with her... but it's only the ship." His disappointment was plain in his voice, for as excited as he was about the ship's appearance, what had really made her special had been her crew, especially Drinian, Rhince, Rynelf, and Reepicheep.

[youngestqueen]

Her face fell some, she could not help it from doing so. But to have the Treader here, it was a wonderful thing, and she gripped his hand for a moment. "It's still wonderful. It just arrived?"

[caspianthetenth]

Caspian nodded. "I only saw her a few minutes ago," he explained. "Just sitting here, at the dock, as though she'd been here for ages. There is not much snow on her, so she can't have been here long. But I've not been out to the dock for some weeks, so I can't be sure." His injuries from the battle with Sephiroth had prevented that, but now he was mostly better and anxious to be useful again.