#ow!!!!!!

the eldest brother, no older than two decades, is nothing short of a child bearing too much responsibility . high king before he's reached an age in which he can legally enlist in the army, yet he leads an entire military .

the eldest sister, quiet and thoughtful, not much younger than the high king himself . she is respectful and patient and logical and almost always left alone because while her siblings are at battle, she is the one to stay behind, because someone always has to .

the younger brother, still a king, the most immature and rash . he is impulsive but the most capable strategist anyone has ever seen, yet still a disagreeable child .

the youngest, a sister, a queen, no older than a preteen, the believer in the myths and stars . a girl who glides on air, feet seemingly never making a dent in the dirt, as she dances to the beat of the drums of war .

and there's something to be heard about the girl queens and boy kings .

they come from a far away land ("spareoom," some will claim) much different to their one now . they speak of wars and horrors indescribable . they talk of cousins and professors and parents seen no longer . they speak of lost wardrobes and a shattered window .

there is a far away look in the eyes of the kings and queens .

the magnificent can no longer meet anyone's gaze directly anymore . his look has been hardened, stare able to kill anyone that meets it, but there's a weariness settled into the supple skin under his eyes . the high king is much too tired for a boy .

the gentle has a distant manner of looking at anyone head on . she smiles, worn out as that of an old woman, though the smile no longer meets her eyes like it once had . the youthful innocence of ignorance is gone in favor of something much darker that will haunt her until what seems like the end of time .

the just has a way of looking at someone as though they were a cockroach . his intention is never to demean, but the small king's arrogance is unavoidable . the color in his eyes has dulled greatly, yet even still, the playful glint is never lost on anyone who looks close enough .

the valiant maintains her childlike ways . although her eyes remain as bright as ever, there's a dangerous edge to her gaze . she is kind, but akin to tragedy . she is friends with the blade that strikes even the fiercest of men . she has seen the unimaginable . she still laughs when she dances .

in their world, they are only children .

peter pevensie, a boy no older than fifteen and no younger than eleven when he returns, is not so much mature as he is a stranger . peter pevensie, former high king of a faraway land, grows bitter and tired . peter pevensie, used to commanding armies, is untouchable .

susan pevensie, a girl no older than fourteen and no younger than ten when she returns, is pensive . susan pevensie, a former queen of a strange land, has changed in ways that those around her cannot even begin to describe . susan pevensie, always alone, is a girl who has seen too much and done too little.

edmund pevensie, a boy no older than twelve and no younger than eight when he returns, is much less petulant than when he had first left . edmund pevensie, a former king of fantasy land, has been shaped by experiences from another lifetime that are beginning to lead him on a dangerous path . edmund pevensie, a strategist, will not rest until he has made his world a little safer .

lucy pevensie, a girl no older than eleven and no younger than seven when she returns, has a way of speaking that flows together like a song . lucy pevensie, a former queen of a beloved land, will spin tales of fauns and centaurs, and lions that battle witches . lucy pevensie, the innocent, will always lack the airiness she once held so dear.

and peter will carry himself like atlas, the weight of the world resting on his shoulders . and susan will carry herself like orpheus, always persistent and moving forward until she no longer can . and edmund will carry himself like theseus, an ignorant hero walking in a straight line to his demise . and lucy will carry herself like icarus, chasing after a dream that will get her killed .