I'm so pleased to see all the reviews you're getting for this, Ruth! Goes to show there are plenty of people who love your vision of a not-your-children's Narnia.

As for ending "Queen Susan" and then jumping forward several years, it will be very interesting to see where you will go with it. I do think maybe a visit with Richard is in order though, despite Peter's anger at Asim. Mainly, I wonder how much more will Richard learn about Peter before the illness really takes hold and he forgets all these wonderful things he's learned from the High King. Does he ever solve the puzzle that is Peter? :-) Unless you decide to address that in Part 3 as well.

As for Asim, if he will not be meeting Lucy for several years, does this mean he won't see Edmund again or meet Susan until that time also? The talk that will eventually have to come as he sees Peter next will indeed be awkward. Oddly enough, I think Edmund would be a good "mediator" (for lack of a better word coming to me at the moment) between his brother and Asim; Edmund is a balance between them since he can see things as both a King like Peter and a spy like Asim.

I don't really have any thoughts for Susan at this point, but I'm sure whatever you end up writing will be wonderful.