Ok this is shorter than the past few but it's got some S/C :) Hope you guys like it :)

They moved the royal activities to the old Telmarine castle. This would confuse the Marakians if they were to try a surprise attack. Also, their main reason, it was the easiest way to communicate between all the camps.

They set up nine camps. They consisted of several tents but they tried their best not to make themselves too noticeable. There were two on each end of each coast. Two were within miles of the last battle site. Two were at opposite ends of the middle of Narnia. And one was a half a day travel from the Telmarine castle. Susan, Edmund, Lucy, and Trumpkin ran two camps each. Caspian ran the one closet to the castle. The trees were the biggest help in keeping in touch with each camp.

Lucy tried talking to the trees about Shadow but none of them knew anything, or at least that's what they said. In the first week only Edmund's camp had luck, two sightings. One of Lucy's camps was attacked and to be abandoned.

Edmund became engrossed in the search. Each week a different camp was to be allowed a break. Susan used her time to be with Caspian, they hadn't had much time together at all. Edmund never took a break.

They weren't given much to go on. They had no idea how to spot her as a bird and it be different than any other bird. A monitor from Edmund's group saw her as human but she was gone in a blink.

By the end of the second week supposedly every group had, had one sighting at least. The search groups thought she was just teasing them. There was a small attack of Trumpkin camp on the East South coast but it was handled and they did not have to abandon it. With several still injured in that fight it upset them. They were looking for their protector and they were getting hurt.

Rounding out the second week Edmund and a Centaur decided to go out for a quick search. Edmund's were on the coast with Cair Paravel. He was currently working out of the one onle miles from Cair Paravel. They headed South. It was only an hour into their journey that Edmund took notice of a cat. They weren't common in this area and they certainly didn't stare like this one was.

"Split up," Edmund whispered to the Centaur. They were going to corner it.

Mistake number one: splitting up. Once Edmund lost track of where he was he just stood there. Second mistake: Standing in the open, alone. He considered what to do next. He decided to head back but it was too late. Four Marakian soldiers appeared around him. Third and fatal mistake: not running.

"We had another sighting!" Susan said ecstatically. "She was on fire, just running through the woods. And of course we couldn't catch her."

"Any more attacks on the camps?" Caspian asked.

They were alone in his study. This was their first alone time in about a week and a half.

"Not on my end. Lucy's camps had some trouble but they're fine now." Susan smiled as she kissed him softly. They were very open about their status now, ever since the near death incident.

Caspian had missed Susan almost so much it hurt while she had been away at her camp. "Have you heard from Edmund or Trumpkin?" He asked.

"No. I might go see Edmund tomorrow though. I haven't seen him since this started. He's so dedicated, for Peter." Susan got quiet after that thinking of Peter. Caspian pulled her into a tight embrace.

She didn't cry and they didn't speak. They took a seat on the small love seat and held each other for maybe hours.

Susan pulled away only to be able to look him in the eyes, "What if I have to leave again?"

"We must not think of that right now. Right now we have each other," Caspian and Susan cuddled together there as if it was natural for them.

"I was a mess back home. I don't think I could live anymore if I left again. I just couldn't go on. Without Peter and without you I do not know what I would do." Susan sighed as the pain came back.

"I was all the same here. Miserable. You took my heart and soul with you my Susan. I cannot let you leave again." He kissed her cheek trying to comfort her.

"I love you, Caspian." She whispered starring into his deep brown eyes.

"I love you, Susan," He caressed her face and pulled her even closer. They kissed and unlike their last kisses this one lasted. They kissed for minutes and stretched their breaths for as long as they could until each were seeing dots. "It has been too long."

For the rest of the night they laid there, mumbling about anything not dealing with war or death. To them there was no war, Peter wasn't dead, and they would be together forever.

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-Ashley P.