I think it's partially his honor code - as you said, the Grail quest aspect - and that he and the other mice really earn all their rewards and triumphs. His ancestors weren't Talking until they chewed through Aslan's ropes, and Reepicheep earns his tail back because he's such a good leader. It's the quixotic gallantry, I guess?
And didn't everyone want to be Lucy when they were seven?
Edmund has some awesome lines in this movie, I should say, and really comes into his own. And yes - he is always defined as the redeemed traitor, in so many ways. It's easy for Peter to be certain of himself, because Peter the Magnificent was Always Right. Maybe not as compassionate or sympathetic as he might have been, but Always Right.
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And didn't everyone want to be Lucy when they were seven?
Edmund has some awesome lines in this movie, I should say, and really comes into his own. And yes - he is always defined as the redeemed traitor, in so many ways. It's easy for Peter to be certain of himself, because Peter the Magnificent was Always Right. Maybe not as compassionate or sympathetic as he might have been, but Always Right.