"Mr. Tumnus? Do you have any friends that i could meet? It is awful lonely having no one to play with." Tumnus smiled, "I have many friends, Lucy. It is just if they consider me a friend." Lucy looked at him, "How could someone not consider you a friend? You are the most noble faun i have ever met." Tumnus shook his head, "Many people who knew me before i met you, Lucy. Many people who were on the witch's side." "Oh...but do you have a friend, Tumnus?" "Of course i do, dear Lucy. I have you." "Oh, Tumnus. Other than me." Tumnus smiled, "Oh yes, I have your siblings and ofcourse, Aslan. Oh and the Beavers." "Anyone else?" "Hm, yes." "Who!" Tumnus tapped Lucy on the nose and pointed to the sky, where the stars shone above Cair Paravel. One star twinkled as if to say hello to them and Tumnus smiled, "A star?" Lucy said in complete wonderment, Tumnus nodded and ushered her inside. "We must get you inside, you mustn't be late for supper. Don't you remember what happened last time?" Lucy giggled at the memory of Peter going slightly mad and considering going out with a search party. As Mr. Tumnus lead her inside she took one last look at the star, which twinkled as if to wink to her, Lucy smiled and tapped her nose as a response. A giggle was herd throughout the heavens.
"Oh, Oh and Peter! Mr. Tumnus has a friend that is a star!" Peter looked up at his younger sister from across the table, "Well that is certainly quite curious, dear sister. I have never heard of someone befriending a star." "A star? How wonderful. How beautiful she must be." "That is if the star is a lady, Susan" "Oh, well yes, of course Edmund." Lucy giggled, "Oh i wonder if ever i could meet the star. It would be magical." "Well then Lucy, You must ask Mr. Tumnus if you could meet her, as i'm sure stars don't shine in the day." "Oh i must, I must!"
After their daily morning walk around the forest, or adventure as Lucy liked to call it, Lucy asked Tumnus a question, "Oh, Dear Tumnus, I think it is so magical that one could befriend a star.. What, may i ask, is it's name?" Tumnus laughed slightly, "It is a She, my dear friend. Her name is Ariette." "Oh what a beautiful name." "Would you like me to call her down? So you could meet her? I know she has been wanting to meet you since you, Aslan and Queen Susan helped me in the witch's courtyard. She is very grateful." Lucy's eyes filled with wonderment, "Oh, yes please!" Tumnus laughed and looked up, whistling a sweet tone with four notes. Lucy was awed by the beauty of what happened next.
As if by magic a glowing ball of light ascended from the sky above, with a white-ish blue glow and a sound of a slight pop, a woman emerged. She had golden blonde hair, and beautiful greenish-blue eyes, nearly the colour of the sea. The blue-white glow that radiated off her made her skin seem delicately pale, like a piece of fine china. She greeted Tumnus with a small Hello and then turned to Lucy. "Oh, Your majesty. It is very nice to finally meet you." She curtsied slightly then smiled. Her voice was as soft as Aslan's breath was on your skin, and her smile was as bright as the moon reflected against the sea. Lucy smiled back, "It is nice to meet you too.. I- I have never met a star before...and please, please call me Lucy. I much prefer it." Ariette smiled softly, "I am sure you havent, Lucy. Not many people get to." She looked over at Tumnus who smiled at her and said, "It was by chance that we met. Ariette isn't one to abide by anyone's but Aslan's rules." Ariette smiled slightly, "I only befriend those who i trust. I knew Tumnus did not want what was being thrust upon him. I knew he had a kind soul." Tumnus blushed ever so slightly, Lucy had never noticed it before, but when he blushed his cheeks went a rosy pink colour and he'd bury his face into his scarf. Lucy looked over at Ariette, who was smiling to herself, as she'd often seen Susan do when she remembered something a Prince had done to win her affection. "Oh i do wish i could stay longer and talk with you more, but i must go. Aslan needs me.." "You know Aslan?" Lucy asked, hoping she shared the same interests as Ariette. Maybe they could be friends, "Oh yes, Of course. As Aslan created me and made me a star, He's very fond of me i suspect." "Oh i do hope we will meet again!" Ariette smiled softly, "I know we will, Lucy." Her eyes found Tumnus' eyes and she smiled softly, kissing his cheek. "I shall see you later, Faun Tumnus." Tumnus noded his head and smiled, "You shall." She smiled at Lucy and like she arrived she left, desending to the heavens then dissapearing. "Oh Tumnus that was oh so nice! She is very pretty." "Yes." smiled Tumnus, "She is, isnt she?"