This is delightful, mystery writer. There needs to be so much more academic/academically-focused Narnia fic, especially if written like this, with so much attention to detail and all of the intricacies and discoveries that go with historical research.

I LOVE the idea that Caspian the Conqueror was not necessarily so much a conqueror - and I love your setup here wherein it is Narnians' dislike of humans that seems to be the impetus for the Telmarine/Narnian troubles and subsequently the New Narnian ignorance of Caspian I's history. You present a history that is much more realistic and three-dimensional, and I adore it.

Also, the frame narration is exquisite here; the layering of Beloscuida's story, Caspian's diary, Caspian's pov, and then Beloscuida's (teasingly inconclusive! I want mooooore, I want to know what happened post-marriage for Caspian and Byzia and the Telmarines and Narnians) essay comes together super well and just makes my academic heart even more happy.