She knew it would happen. Before she even started to eat she knew she would eat way too much food. The smell of the food as it was set before her was almost too much for Derowynn to handle. She could not remember the last good meal she had. It had been a couple of days at least and she was starving.
As the crowd around them started to leave, Dero sat pat and held a hand to her stomach. In her mind she cursed the corset as it seemed much tighter now and seemed to be digging into her sides. She could hardly wait to get back to the tent and undress. For a brief moment she thought of taking the gown and corset off right here and sitting in only the bloomers she was wearing to cover her bottom half.
Looking over to Vadik, she listened to the conversation that he was having with Caspian as she slowly sipped the red wine from the goblet it was in. The taste of the wine was sweet and satisfying. She closed her eyes for a moment to relish the taste and the sense of safety for perhaps the first time since she arrived in this strange land.
“He is a wizard. A sorcerer claiming to be the real king of Narnia.” she heard Caspian say about this man he called Aborjan. This made her open her eyes. She listened as the king explained more to Vadik about this awful man. The she finally spoke, “I don't understand. You say it was you who called us here. Why us? As Vadik eluded to, we are hardly soldiers. Surely there must be some mistake. Surely you must know how to send us back.
Caspian looked over at Derowynn, a somewhat sad look on his face. “I know this must be all a bit of a surprise for you, but mark my word, there is no mistake. I blew the horn and it was the two of you it summoned. The horn holds powers to bring those to the land that it has chosen as it's champions.”
Derowynn took another sip of her wine and giggled a bit. Perhaps it was the wine or perhaps just a response to the king and his words. “Well, my dear Caspian, I think your horn made a mistake this time. I don't know the first thing about fighting and I don't believe in things like wizards and magic...or weird creatures like that half man half horse thing we saw. I am sure I will wake up from this dream soon enough and be back in the comforts of the dumpster I was sleeping in.
Caspian sighs and looks back to Vadik and then to Derowynn again. “My dear, the sooner you come to grips with the realization that you are here, this is real, and the horn does not make mistakes, the better off you will be. “ Letting out another sighs, Caspian rises from his chair and turns to the two. “It would be good for all of us to get some rest and speak about this some more in the morning. I bid you good night.” With that he gave them a short bow and turned to walk out of the tent.
The ladies who attended both Vadik and Derowynn moved to them to guided them back to their tents. Dero looked at Vadik, “Do you really believe all of this? I mean, is this for real? Does he really believe we can help him in his fight?”