Once a King or Queen of Narnia

Chapter 3

When Lucy and I finally woke up, it was a lot darker than it had been when we had originally fallen asleep. We looked around and glanced out the small windows to see the night sky was over head.

"Oh, we should go" I stated as I glanced over at Lucy who was watching me nervously.

"It's too late for that now," came Mr. Tumnus voice. Looking around I spotted him sitting on the small set of stairs and watching us with a look of self-disgust and guilt on his face. "I'm such a terrible fawn," he then said. I looked around, I had always hated the darkness. I couldn't stand it, mainly silence is what I didn't like. A peaceful silence or a comfortable one were fine but ones were there was only silence and you were listening for any strange sounds that could be someone sneaking around, something that shouldn't be. Since I was a child I had believed I was scared of the dark. As I got older, I discovered I never had been. I had been scared of the silence and whatever else hid in the dark.

I waved my hand and immediately all the candles lit themselves throughout the room. Lucy wasn't that surprised at all as she was long used to it but Mr. Tumnus eyes were glued onto me at this action. His look of guilt seeming to worsen. "Oh, no" said Lucy as she got up from her chair and approached him, "you're the nicest fawn I've ever met!" Lucy's attempt at trying to cheer him up did no such thing. "Then I'm afraid you've had a very poor sampling" he replied to her, glancing back at me as I came closer. I couldn't understand, what could he have possibly done that was so bad?

I took a handkerchief out of my pocket and handed it to Lucy who then handed it to Mr. Tumnus. "You couldn't have done anything that bad," said Lucy, practically reading my mind. "Its not something I have done Lucy Pevensie" said Mr. Tumnus, he then looked over at me, his eyes locking with mine as he then said, "its something I'm doing." I stepped closer to Lucy and placed a hand on her shoulder. I then asked, "what are you doing?" He looked up at us and whispered, "I'm kidnapping you."

Lucy and I were shocked. I let go of her shoulder but she quickly grabbed hold of my hand again, terrified. "It was the White Witch. She's the one who makes it always winter, always cold. She gave orders it anyone of us ever found any humans wandering in the woods were supposed to turn it over to her," he told us quickly. "But, Mr. Tumnus, you wouldn't" whispered Lucy. I sighed and then said to her, "Lucy," she turned to look at me, "the White Witch is powerful and cruel, she has magic and she isn't afraid to use it on those who misbehave. Some have no choice but to follow her orders." Lucy continued to look up at me in shock and confusion, she's probably wondering how I know so much, Mr. Tumnus was watching me with confusion as well, most likely for the same reason. I looked straight at him as I then said, "but some are brave enough to disobey anyway." Lucy then said to him, "I thought you were our friend." Mr. Tumnus looked up at us with such a look of determination.

He grabbed our hands and after grabbing his scarf he dragged us out the door and he began running. He held onto Lucy's right hand while I held her left. "Now. She already will now you're here, the woods are full of her spies," Mr. Tumnus told us as we ran through the trees and deep snow. "Even some of the trees are on her side" stated Mr. Tumnus causing Lucy and I to glance up at the trees surrounding us.

Suddenly, I recognized the glow through the snow covered trees and branch that belonged to the lantern. Mr. Tumnus turned to us sharply and asked us quickly, "can you find your way back from here?" I nodded, "definitely" I said the same time Lucy said, "I think so." Lucy glanced up at me before looking at Mr. Tumnus who was crouched down in front of us, "will you be alright?" Mr. Tumnus gave a small laugh before he began crying again and wiped his tears with my handkerchief, "hey, hey, hey" said Lucy softly trying to sooth him. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry" he said looking from Lucy then to me. He then reached towards me with my handkerchief in his hand, "here." Lucy then said, "keep it." I nodded saying, "you need it more than I do." He pulled us down so we could hear him clearly whisper, "no matter what happens, Dawn and Lucy Pevensie, am glad to have met you both. You've made me feel warmer than I have in a hundred years." He then tapped Lucy's nose, "now go! Go!"