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"Edmund!"
He hears Lucy shout into the court, hoping she would not look up fine to him sitting in this tree. All Edmund wanted was a few moments to read his book and not be bothered.
"Ed…Oh, there you are,"
Edmund Sighs Why does she have to be good at finding everything. He tells himself turning another page and not looking towards Lucy.
"Susan Tea party starting soon, she wants to know if you'll come"
"Tell her I'm too busy to sit around and listen to the latest gossip," He says, still staring at his book.
"You don't look busy, and we do more than gossip. We…" Edmund smirks waiting for Lucy to finish, but it was obvious she could not think of anything else, "Well Susan said it would be a good time for you to meet with some of the visiting Lords and their families."
More like she wants him to get to know the Lord's daughters and nieces, he told himself, "I've already met the Lords and their families when they were here yesterday and I'll see them again at dinner tonight," every time they had visitors Susan would always try to introduce him and Peter to the young ladies who were unattached. Edmund assumes it's because she wants them to fall in love with one of them, so she can torture them with wedding plans, he was not going to fall for her evil scheme.
"I talked Tumnus into coming and he brings cake."
"Lucy, not even cake will convince into enduring a conversation with one of the lord's daughters, the last thing to hear is how they would make a great Queen because they have the nicest dresses and worthy family."
"Edmund they're not all like that, and Peter said he'll be there."
Peter going? Of course, he would fall for Susan's wedding trap, Edmund rolls eyes remembering how to spend a lot of time dancing to Lord Desmond niece at the ball last night and he could not stop talking about her after training and even invited her and her uncle to eat breakfast with them. My poor sap of a brother, the girl has taken him to the dark side known as courting. Edmund would not let the same thing happen to himself.
"I don't care if Peter's dumb enough to encourage their behavior. I am not going to hear their silly stories on how they can be a big help to Narnia. I'd tell what the best thing they can do for Narnia leaves it and go persuade someone who is as foolish as they are" He tells her, not taking his eyes off his book.
"Edmund don't say that, Lady Marie"
Lady Marie, he remembers her, she was the only visitor his age and last night Susan suggested he dance with her, he did but it was the worst dance he ever had. The girl would not stop talking about how she never danced with a king before or her trap from the Islands to Narnia and oh how different Narnia is from her home. Ture none of these topics were as bad as the other girls, but as their feet would not constantly on his.
"I especially don't want to talk to her, I surprised I can still walk after the way she stomped on my feet. I wish you and Susan would understand that just because a girl is my age and unattached don't mean I want to court her. I wouldn't want to court a girl who doesn't know when to stop talking like her,"
"Is that so your Majesty," Says a voice that wasn't Lucy.
Edmund eyes wide and looks to Lucy and see that she is not standing alone, Lady - is right next to her, and she looks as she were to push Edmund off the tree.
"Lady Marie I…" he starts, before feeling himself slip off his perch, and into the flowerbed below. "Ow," he gets up rubbing his shoulder.
"It serves you right, and don't worry you'll never hear another word from me," The girl states before storming out of the courtyard.
"Are you alright Ed," Lucy asks with sincerity. Although Edmund can see holding back her laughter.
"Why didn't you tell me she was with you?" He picks himself up, brushing the soil off his clothes.
"I tried but you were too busy reading and insulting her to look our way." Lucy laughs "You know I think you should really work on your Diplomacy,"
"What I'm good at Diplomacy,"
"Tell that to Lady Marie"