testing out a newish muse

[splendide]

It's quite nice of you to go to all of this effort for me. I appreciate it, but let me make this clear: If you're trying to send me to some odd place away from home, the only place I want to go is Narnia. I'd really rather not go anywhere else.

[Though getting back to Narnia isn't going to happen any time soon.]

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[practicality]

[ gdi. ] Maybe once or twice.

[splendide]

[That's what he was afraid of.] And I was never there to help?

[practicality]

No. You've never arrived.

[splendide]

I'm sorry.

[practicality]

Look at the bright side - at least you've never had to worry.

[splendide]

A bit late for that now, isn't it?

[practicality]

About dealing with the dangers of the city yourself, I mean. Unless...

[splendide]

I'm worried about you lot.

[practicality]

Well of course you are. You won't be Peter if you aren't.

[splendide]

So you see my problem?

[practicality]

Maybe I do. But what can we do about it?

[splendide]

Maybe I can convince my mun to send me there.

[practicality]

Are you sure?

[splendide]

I can't just leave you there.

[practicality]

Maybe not, but...

[splendide]

But what?

[practicality]

I just want to see you safe, that's all. And with the city being what it is... that's not a guarantee.

[splendide]

But what is my safety compared to yours, Edmund's, and Lucy's? Even Caspian needs to be in fit shape to return to Narnia. I can't just leave all of you behind.

[practicality]

You always worry about everyone else, Peter. I think you should think about yourself every once in a while.

[splendide]

I can take care of myself. And if I can't, I usually have the rest of you to back me up.

[practicality]

Which I think is something that can be said about all of us.

[splendide]

Probably, yes, but that's not the point. I want to be there to help.

[practicality]

I'm not saying I don't want you there. I do. We all miss you, Lu especially. It's just that... it's just that it's always better to be cautious, that's all.

[splendide]

What sort of things do I need to be prepared for?

[practicality]

Well... you'll be arriving there almost naked. [ yes, because this is a topic that's very apt to be discussing with one's brother, isn't it? ] Then there's the device we use to communicate with each other - though I'm certain you'll find it quite easy to use, in time.

...also, there's the fact that day never comes to the city - it's always night in there. The need to forage for food, some quite suspicious people roaming the streets, the city almost always toying with us in different ways... need I go on?