prologue
Caspian emerged first from the cave. After being so long only exposed to the dim light of their torches, the fresh and bright sunlight burned at first making him put his hand at his eyes. He walked slowly to the edge of the cliff the cave entrance was on and gave his eyes the time to accustom to the brightness. His armor made soft noises with his steps and when he sat down he groaned together with his armor. The past months had asked their toll on Caspian. Even if he was only in his twenties, he now felt old, very old. Behind him he heard Leon get out of the cave too, also with the necessary groans and tinkling armor. He dropped bes