Author's Note: This is the long awaited sequel to my first story, The Reason Why. :) I've got up to chapter five typed up already... In fact, I was in a typing mood, so I got them all done in three days... There will be a lot more romance in this story than the first one, and a lot more drama, tragedy (yes, I couldn't help it... There will be some VERY sad moments), and adventure. I'm scared it won't get as many reviews as my first one, but hopefully it does!

I try to reply to each and every review, and I LOVE getting responses back. Feel free to message me with any questions you have about it. Oh, and one more thing before we get onto the story..Well, two things really. One: Flames will be chewed up and spit out. Take my example in my last story of what happens when you piss me off... Not a good thing. Two: Any clothes, hairstyles, or anything else like that will most likely have a picture on my profile... The links are there, and they are probably up on my blog as well. :) And with that, I give you my sequel. :D

Song for this chapter: Tonight by The Afters

A woman's loud, pain-laced scream filled one of the towers in the large castle. Maids raced frantically around the room, preparing everything.

"Towels." The midwife said to nobody in particular. A random maid handed her what she asked for. Lady Prunaprismia screamed a glutteral scream once again. A few minutes later she was holding her newborn baby close to her, the pain-filled look from before gone and forgotten.

Not too far away in the castle Lord Miraz stood on a balcony looking out over the kingdom. The stars shone brightly overhead.

"Lord Miraz?" General Glozelle said as he entered the dark room. Miraz didn't turn. "You have a son."

Miraz sighed and inclined his head to look up at the stars. "The Heavens have blessed us.." He paused and turned slightly so his right eye was facing the general. "You know your orders, General Glozelle."

"Yes, my lord." He said, tilting his head before he left the room.

On the other side of the castle a cloaked figure made their way through the corridors. A Telmarine soldier paced the hallways. When the soldier turned a corner, the cloaked figure raced forward and quietly slipped through a door. He walked over to the bed and pulled back the drapes around it. He clapped a hand over the sleeping Prince's mouth. Caspian awoke with a start, his eyes snapping open. He looked up to see that the person standing over him was his tutor, Doctor Cornelius. Caspian relaxed.

"Five more minutes." The young prince said as he pushed Cornelius' hand away.

"I'm afraid we won't be watching the stars tonight, my prince." The older man said. Caspian sat up and looked at him in confusion. "Come. We must hurry." Cornelius grabbed Caspian's forearm and pulled him out of bed and over to a wardrobe in a corner on the other side of the room. Caspian froze.

"Professor, what is going on?" He asked, his eyes flickering warily around the room.

"Your aunt has given birth." Cornelius said. "To a son."

Caspian's eyes widened. Doctor Cornelius stepped into the wardrobe and Caspian followed. He left the door open just enough to peek through. He looked out back into his room. The door opened and at least five Telmarine soldiers and General Glozelle filed in, each of them carrying a crossbow. They surrounded Caspian's now empty bed and on the General's signal, began firing arrows through the drapes.

Caspian turned and followed Cornelius into the secret passageway. They raced down a winding stairway, and into the armory. Caspian pulled on a leather plate shirt for protection, and grabbed a sword from the wall. He then saddled his horse, Destier. He swung into the saddle.

"You must make for the woods." Professor Cornelius said.

"The woods?" Caspian said warily. He had heard stories about what kind of creatures lived in the woods.

"They won't follow you there." Cornelius said as he handed Caspian a small object wrapped in a piece of cloth. "It has taken me many years to find this. Do not use it except in your greatest need."

"Will I ever see you again?" Caspian asked.

"I hope so, my prince. There is so much that I haven't had time to tell you." He paused. "Everything you know is about to change."

A sound came from down the hall, and Destrier began to get nervous.

"Now go!" Professor Cornelius said to Caspian, who then proceeded to kick his horse into a quick canter. Cornelius watched on as Caspian drove his horse faster and broke into a gallop through the stone castle's courtyard. He knocked over a Telmarine soldier as he rode through the gates. He crossed the bridge just before it began to lift. Looking back, he saw fireworks shooting up into the sky.

"A son! A son!" A Telmarine Crier called out. "Lady Prunaprismia has given Lord Miraz a son!"

Caspian turned and urged Destrier on into the blackness of the night. He rode his steed across the open plains and sloping hills. Through the darkness he could see craggy mountains in the distance. He rode on until he reached the edge of the forest. Without hesitating, he rode straight into the dark wood.

Telmarine soldiers on horses pursued Caspian, riding as fast as they could to catch up with him so they could carry out their job. As they reached the woods, most of the soldiers slowed. General Glozelle entered the forest and turned to the soldiers who hesitated. They looked up at the dark trees in fear.

"Which of you superstitious old women would like to spend the night in a cell?" He yelled at them, turning to ride into the woods. The others followed him.

Caspian rode on and expertly crossed a rushing river on Destrier. He then raced into the cover of the woods.

When the Telmarine soldiers came to the river, one of them was washed away in the strong current. Even then they did not stop. They continued after Caspian.

Once he was safely in the woods, Caspian turned back to see if the soldiers were still following him. When he didn't see them, he turned back. Wham! Before he even had time to blink he was knocked from his horse by a low branch. He was being dragged by his horse. After a struggled, he managed to free his foot from the stirrup. He sighed and watched as Destrier rode into the distance as if he didn't even notice that his rider was now missing.

Caspian laid there in the cool grass for a few minutes. He then sighed and sat up, taking a glance around the woods. Then, from his left, a door opened and light spilled out into the small clearing. Two dwarfs stepped out of the door and their eyes snapped to Caspian, whose eyes widened in response.

"He's seen us!" The dwarf with black hair shouted. The dwarf with red hair drew a small sword that would be like a knife to a human. He ran towards Caspian. Then, he froze as his eyes landed on the package that Cornelius had given Caspian before he fled the castle. The fabric around it had come unwrapped and it revealed a small ivory horn. The dwarf's eyes flickered between Caspian, and the horn, and then into the distance. Caspian looked back and saw the Telmarine soldiers approaching.

"Take care of him!" The red dwarf called back to the other dwarf before he raced, sword drawn, toward the approaching soldiers. The black dwarf began running at the young Prince. Caspian lunged for the horn.

"No!" Cried the dwarf. Caspian lifted the ivory piece to his lips and blew as hard as he could. That was the last thing that he remembered before something hard hit him on the head and his world went black.

Things were not at all well in Narnia.

Author's Note: So, there you have it. The first chapter of my second Narnia story. :) I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it! :D Leave a smiley face if you enjoyed it!