A/N - Alright, so this was a stupid idea, starting a new fic when I have one part written and exams in the very near future. I blame it on being ill and having nothing better to do then watch the Narnia movies...

I'm trying out a new style of writing so I don't know how well this will work since I have never (to my knowledge) written anything of note in first person. Please excuse any slip ups (although do tell me if you see one) and the general rough feel of this story. Hopefully things will get better.

As always, no garentees on how often I can update since I should have been spending today revising / finishing my assignment but due to my activities last night / in the early hours of this morning where a lot of alcohol was consumed, I'm taking the day off!

I don't own anything other then the general storyline and my origional characters (Although if someone will sell me Ben Barnes as Caspian then I will gladly take him off your hands! :P) - Lets just assume that for the rest of the story yeah?

Chapter 1 – The Fighting Has Begun Again

If I'm honest, I'm not really sure how long it had been since the younger of the Great Kings and Queens of Narnia last left, It feels like many years have past but in reality it could only be a few. The last time King Edmund the Just and Queen Lucy the Valiant came to Narnia there was peace across much of the land and with their help King Caspian X found the Seven lost Lords and restored peace to every corner of Narnia, something many of the inhabitants only dreamed of.

Of course, this was too good to be true and within a year rebellions were beginning to grumble away at the lower ends of society. Everyone knew there would be a certain amount of distrust between the Telmarines and the rest of the Narnians but it was hoped that in time the past could be forgiven, or at least forgotten.

A group of Telmarines were unhappy with King Caspian X's close relationship with what they regarded to be the 'Wildlings' and their grumblings began to take hold. As soon as news of this spread another rebellion group began to form in opposition as they believed that King Caspian X was intentionally ignoring this growing power. This left the King with gradually less and less hold of Narnia and fewer friends by the day.

This is where my story begins. My name is Ariadne Astrum and I am the youngest fighter in a long line of noble Telmarines, a family which has been all but wiped out in the recent fighting. My family have always been in favour of reuniting all of Narnia as one peaceful people, back to how it was at the start of all things, when Aslan walked amongst us. We are fighting in King Caspian X's name and for the Great Kings and Queens of Narnia and we have paid dearly for it.

As it stands I am the only able member of my family left, my male cousins, uncles and my brother and father were all killed fighting when they were forced into service for Miraz the Usurper which leaves only the women and children, most of which are too old, young or grief stricken to fight, leaving me to fight alone.

At first I disguised myself as a man, calling myself Danne and fought alongside the other men in King Caspian X's name but I was soon discovered and rather then being forced out or worse used as a maid for the men of the camp, I was welcomed, praised even for my courage and determination and found a role more fitting to my abilities. Which brings me to my current situation.

I was trained as an archer after being discovered, a role perfect for me as I did not have the strength to fight most men but I was agile and often able to find a sheltered location from which to pepper the enemy with arrows without being seen. At least, I'd never been seen before. You join me as I sit chained at the wrist and ankle in the back of an enemy cart, my only weapon remaining to me are my wits as I am taken as a prisoner into one of the 'Free Telmar' camps.

I guess you may be a little confused now as to who is fighting who, so while I have nothing better to do let me explain. I joined 'Narnia United in Peace' or NUP, first as Danne and now as myself, Ariadne and have now been taken prisoner by the 'Free Telmar Movement', FTM for short who are fighting against King Caspian X's Loyalists, NUP and also the 'Old Narnian Company or ONC. NUP have yet to convince King Caspian X and his Loyalists that we fight for them, in fact I was part of a party on route to try and achieve just that when we were attacked.

For all I know, the twelve brave men I was with are all lying dead or injured while I get carted off because I'm a woman, presumably destined for a life of servitude in one way or another. Well I've got news for them, I'm not the serving type and the first chance I get, I'm gone and they'll have a hell of a job to catch me!

We've stopped and I can hear voices outside. Wish me luck my friends, I think I'm going to be needing it.