Dear Professor Kirke,

You were right. We weren't looking for it at all when it happened. We were just waiting for our train back to school. Lucy felt it first and pretty soon the rest of us did too. It was as if we were being dragged somewhere. Next moment we found ourselves in Narnia, though we didn't know it was Narnia at the time.
I guess I had the idea that if, or rather when, we went back to Narnia that it wouldn't be more that a few years later. In reality hundreds of years had passed in only a year our time. Even as I write this a hundred more could have gone by for all we know. So much has changed it's hardly the same world anymore. It's difficult to comprehend that so much history has taken place since last year. It makes me feel unconnected, like I'm not part of that world anymore. It must have been something like this for you when we told you of our last adventures there, and you learned of all the time that had passed since your visit to Narnia. Do you ever wonder about the parts of history we couldn't fill in for you? How do you handle knowing you've missed so much? so much that you can never go back to.
Anyway we happened upon the ruins of Cair Paravel and eventually discovered where we were. Somehow or other Cair is an island now so we were trying to get to the mainland, when we came across two soldiers trying to drown a dwarf. We rescued the dwarf, whose name turned out to be Trumpkin. He explained to us a lot about what was going on in Narnia. It seems that since our time a race called the Telmarines, who are descended from pirates in our world had invaded and conquered the land. They destroyed many Narnians and forced the remaining to live in hiding in the woods. Many trees were cut down causing the Dryads to fall asleep. The Telmarines inhabited Narnia for many years until most of them had even forgotten of the existence of the rightful inhabitants of the land.
This next part is a bit complicated but there was this chap called Caspian, and he was the Telmarine heir to the throne but his Uncle Miraz had usurped the throne and he, Caspian that is, was forced to flee for his life. Caspian had learned of old Narnia from his nurse, so when he found some of the old Narnians in the forest he was delighted. They made him their king and he led them to war against Miraz.
Now here's the really interesting part. Do you remember the magical horn that Su got from Father Christmas, the one that would call help? Well Caspian's tutor (who was part dwarf) had somehow gotten a hold of it and given it to Caspian. So when the Telmarine army had the Old Narnians surrounded, and the Narnians' hope was failing, Caspian blew the horn to summon help. And that was just when the four of us were sitting at the railway station. I never would have thought when Susan first got the horn all those years ago (or was it only one year) that one day, we would be the help it would call.
It took us much longer than it should have to get to Caspian. We were going the wrong way and Aslan showed himself to Lucy to warn us, but like a fool I did not listen to her and voted to keep going. Of course we ran into trouble, a Telmarine outpost to be exact. That night Aslan came to Lucy again and told her to wake us and follow Him. The difficulty was that only Lucy could see Him at first. But I listened to her this time and we all followed her till gradually the rest of us began to see Him too. He led us right to Aslan's How, the Narnian camp. I felt ashamed and hardly dared to look Him in the eye but when I did I saw in His gaze that I was forgiven.
Then Edmund, Trumpkin and I went to find Caspian. We arrived not a moment too soon, for a bitter, black dwarf had brought a hag and were-wolf into the council of the Narnians and was suggesting the use of black magic to call up the White Witch herself. Once this was put to an end I took a look at our position.
The Telmarine army was much larger and better armed than ours so I decided to send a challenge of single combat to Miraz. It felt good to be the High King again, to be inspecting armies; sending challenges and preparing for a duel. When we entered the ring everyone was silent but as soon as we began they all started shouting and cheering like spectators at a football match. Miraz was good and had height and weight on his side. All the same I was doing pretty well until I got my wrist sprained. Then things got difficult. There came a moment where I realized that I didn't have all that much chance of making it out of this alive. I hadn't ever really thought about the chance of dying in Narnia and it was a frightening thought. We took a short rest then went at it again. Things went a bit better. Then Miraz tripped. I stood back waiting for him to rise but he never got the chance. One of his own men stabbed him in the back and then called the rest of the Telmarines to battle.
But Aslan had awakened the trees and they joined in the battle. The Telmarines were terrified of the dryads and the battle was soon over. All Narnia was restored and the Old Narnians regained their land. Then Caspian was made king of Narnia. I think he will do well.
The hardest part of going to Narnia as always is coming back. Especially this time, as Aslan has told me that it is to be Susan's and my last time. He said we were getting too old. It's hard of course, not going back, but somehow it's a lot easier than I would have thought and Aslan said He will still be with me here even though it doesn't seem like it.
I'm worried about Susan. She tries to change the subject whenever we talk about Narnia and she doesn't spend as much time with us now. I think she is still upset about not going back to Narnia and it hurts her to hear about it. I hope she'll come around soon. I'll try to talk with her.
There is much more about our time in Narnia I can tell you when I come to study with you in the holidays. But I suppose we won't have much time for jawing if I'm to pass my exam. All the same I'll see you then.