If Edmund thought that Al would ever threaten him, ever threaten his child... Al would be crushed to even imagine it.

He made his way immediately to Lucy, almost panicked as he chased her down. The hug and notice were welcome. The implication that they’d quarreled less so (even if it was true.)

“Lucy! There’s something terribly wrong with Edmund.” No sense in mincing words. He needed someone to help Edmund. For Narnia’s sake, if nothing rkse.