Princess Arista

Caspian’s steps quickened when he noticed the tears beginning to pool in her eyes. When he was finally in front of her, he cupped her face with his hands and had her tilt her head up to him. “Ari, come now, don’t cry,” he said as he brushed a thumb against her cheek. “Yes, I had to leave Narnia. It was the only way I could be with you again…” He had been used to people leaving him. First his parents left him and then the Pevensies left him when they couldn’t return to Narnia. But Arista leaving him hurt him the most and he couldn’t imagine going through that pain again.

"Ian is safe, I promise. He’s here as well." A small smile turned the corners of his lips upwards a little. "I believe he’s feeding Destrier right now."

When he whispered to her not to cry she grumbled whilst tilting her head; “Who's crying?” The mermaid replied with a small pout that was supposed to be threatening, but with the slight tremble in the tender flesh it was anything but. “I... I didn't want you to leave your home because of me.” Arista had left her home. She had left Atlantica to marry him – and although against it from the start she had come to love him and find Narnia her home. Now they were both away from there and she was scared. She would never admit it – but she wanted to be back there.

“H-He.. .he is?” She felt the breath escape her and the tears that were threatening finally fall from her eyes. The last thing she expected to do when she came to work that day was to be reunited with her husband --- but now her son as well. “He..” She wanted to ask about Destrier. She couldn't believe the horse was there too --- but her son. “He won't remember me, Cas... it's been too long...”

Pushing himself off of the door frame he began to slowly walk over to her with his hands in his pants pockets. His shoulders shrugged a little as he thought about her series of questions. “No, I haven’t been here long…I would say a week at most.” Caspian had actually lost count of how long he and Ian had been in this new world. With the knowledge that Aslan had implanted into them so they knew how to live within their new world, it felt like he had spent his whole life within the world.

"Aslan told me that you were here," Caspian explained as his smirk lowered a little. "And he allowed me to come here so I can be with you again."

Arista closed her eyes and looked down at her feet, her long blonde hair falling over her face as she listened to Caspian explain where he had been and what had happened. Aslan told him that she was in Storybrooke and then allowed him to come and be with her? Be with her – as in, stay here? She tilted her head up and looked at Caspian.

“But…” She trailed off, “But you had to leave Narnia?” The mermaid questioned as she moved her hand and shoved her flaxen hair over her shoulder. “… What about… about Ian?” She voice cracked on her son’s name as she could feel the worry wash over her and the tears threaten to water in her eyes. The last thing she wanted was to think of their little boy alone in a world without both of his parents.