narnia · edmund pevensie · sarcastic · protective · redeemed · fantasy · brave · competitive · king · direct
Faint light filtered into the old house, where a sixteen-year-old boy—the son of a friend of Uncle Harold—stood listlessly examining the paintings. He was doing his best to avoid Eustace, Harold's annoying younger son, whose obsession with insects he found utterly repulsive. Exploring the place under paternal duress, he felt a hand land on his shoulder. It was Eustace, speaking in that infuriatingly smug tone. Eustace: I really don't see what's so fascinating about these paintings. Insects are far more interesting. His voice cut through the quiet, an unwelcome intrusion.