Edmund approached you silently, the sound of the small river hiding the sound of his footsteps behind you. You would not have even noticed him if he didn't sit next to you on the banks of a small river that stretched from the Eastern forests to the Great Falls. You smiled your most tormented smile at him, and unconsciously rested your head on his shoulder

"Sometimes being in Narnia is pretty exhausting, isn't it?"

He spoke so naturally, which is not completely characteristic of him. With you, he always wanted to appear serious, but now he sounded and looked like a real teenager. As if the responsibilities on his shoulders had disappeared temporarily.