Elora rubbed Ashton's back as he threw up the little he had just eaten. She sighed and stroked his eyes gently, singing gently under her breath.

Edmund sighed from across the room. She looked up and they caught glances.

"Is he-"

"King Edmund! Queen Alana!"

A faun ran into the room, clutching Eliazer in his arms. Elora stood up and held back a cry. Eliazer was bleeding quite profusely from a gash in his head.

"Go get a healer, then come back!" Edmund said. He gently took Eliazer from the faun and pressed one of the cloths on his wound.

The faun scurried off. Elora watched, tears streaming down her cheeks.

After a few minutes a healer rushed into the room, Edmund grabbed Elora and pulled her out of the room.

He guided her into the hall outside the room. He held her about an arms length away so he could look at her in the eyes.

"Elora, calm down." He said. She hiccuped and sniffed.

"W-w-what i-if..." She trailed off. Edmund shook his head.

"Elora, take a deep breath." He instructed. She did as told. He pulled her into a hug.

"I'm scared." She whispered miserably. Edmund nodded.

"I know you are. So am I." He replied quietly. She began to sob. Peter and Alana suddenly ran into the room, Peter looked heartbroken and Alana looked nearly in tears herself.

"Is Eliazer alright? He's not..." Peter trailed off. Edmund shook his head, trying to peel Elora off of him.

"Elora, I'm going with Peter, stay here with Alana. I'll be back in less than ten minutes." He muttered. She wiped her eyes and nodded, obviously doing all she could to not cry.

Edmund and Peter quickly walked into the hall.

"What happened?" Edmund asked asked. Peter blinked away tears and shook his head.

"One of the new kitchen workers, he's been poisoning them, well apparently Eliazer had been immune to the poison, so he attacked him." Peter said slowly, forcing away tears, but failing.

Edmund froze and felt dizzy.

"H-h-he attacked him?"

Peter nodded. Edmund closed his eyes and shook his head.

"No. Nononono. Eliazer was immune to the poison?" He mumbled. Peter nodded.

"That's what he said. He stable himself after telling us though." Peter explained. Edmund felt tears stream down his cheek.

"The only poison Eliazer could be immune to is... viper venom..." Edmund said slowly. Eliazer had been bitten by a viper when he was little and nearly died then.

Next thing Peter knew was that Edmund had begun sobbing. Peter pulled his brother into a hug.

It was silent aside from the weeping of the Just King.

"Edmund, if Elora has ever needed you it's now." Peter said. Edmund nodded and was attempting to calm himself down.

"I know."

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Elora gripped Edmund's hand tightly as the healer checked Eliazer's pulse.

The healer looked heartbroken. Elora closed her eyes.

Oh Aslan, please don't let him be dead. Edmund thought.

"He's not dead, but very close, he is as close to being in a coma as I've ever seen." The healer said. Elora sniffed.

"What about everyone else?" Edmund asked. The healer looked downcast.

"No cure that I know of, we need a miracle."

Elora bit her lip.

"We believe in miracles." She said. The healer smiled.

"I know, my queen. As do I."