The Wardrobe, The Witch, and The Lion
DnCnChIcK369
Glamour
A/N: PLEASE DON'T HURT ME READERS OF MY OTHER STORIES. I have evil plot bunnies in my head that are bi-polar. You see, they give me great ideas, and once I start working on said ideas I don't get any more! And then they gave me these… I hope they don't have the same fate as all my other plot bunny creations so far.
DISLCAIMER: I don't own Narnia… or anything about it. Except Peter. I'm kidding, I only wish I owned Peter. I DO own Calli. And this odd version of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. Well, the changes to it anyway.
And I would like to thank my amazing, last minute beta reader, spiritrider125, who kicks butt as a beta reader. Not saying I haven't made her do half the job before, with helping me past writer's block… which I get often. But she did excellently, and you would all be throwing up from the horridity of this chapter had she not beta read it. Thankies!!
And I would also like to thank my OTHER amazing beta reader, aquagirl520, seeing as how she beta read this whole chapter, rather than only the first part. She is an amazing beta reader as well, and I feel blessed to have two. After all, three heads are better than two! Thank you so much, since you don't know me in real life, and I didn't have to force you into it!
And, lastly, I would like to thank my THIRD beta reader, vvaaccuumm, who I also know in real life, and is a new person to . And I can say whatever I want up here, since it is my author's note, so she had better not try and interrupt me in the next few seconds. Anyway, so I said I have two beta readers, but now I have three! (Whoa, how'd I get so lucky! I will never get writer's block, w00t) So, therefore… yeah. Three. Cuz four heads are better than three :D :D :D :D
Cough… not saying I forced anyone. I was only a little demanding… really! Heh…
DO YOU PEOPLE REALIZE WHAT THIS MEANS? I may actually finish this story because I have two amazing people that can help me when I get stuck! YAY! I might actually finish a story for once in my life!
And vvaaccuumm is dumb so I have three people who are gonna make me finish this story. Thank you.
Reading time!
In a bedroom very far away from where you live, in a magical land called Narnia, a young woman awoke from her slumber. She kept her eyes closed for as long as possible before getting out of her bed. Her ice-blue eyes looked around her new room. The walls were once again covered in ice, and her bed was made of icicles. Shoving away her many layers of warm covers used to block out the cold while she slept, the girl placed her feet over the side of her bed. She pulled down her long, light brown hair from the ponytail she had on in her sleep.
She stood up as she heard a knock on her door and immediately said, "Come in!" A small female dwarf stepped through her door, holding a long, midnight blue dress with black moons embroidered on the front.
"Her Majesty has sent me to help you dress. She says she needs to speak with you about some… interesting news," the Dwarf told the girl. She nodded her head, and the Dwarf began to undress the girl, and redress her in the gown she brought. It was truly a simple dress with long sleeves and a thick under dress, fit for the eternal winter in Narnia.
When the Dwarf was done, the girl sent her away so that she could put on her shoes and do her hair in peace. She slipped on her leather boots and sat down in front of a large mirror. After she pulled all of her hair into a very large bun at the nape of her neck, she opened her door and went down the stairs, to the throne room.
"Ah, Calli, follow me. I have unfortunate news for you today," the Queen told the girl, Calli. She followed the Queen into a room further back into the palace made of only ice and full of statues, to take a seat at the table used for dining.
The palace consisted of a large lower two floors with a few higher spires of ice going up into the air. The front area was filled with the statues of those that Jadis had used her wand to turn into stone. Everything on the inside was made of ice, even the tables and chairs, so when someone sat down… it was on ice. There were many large, icy staircases leading to many different chambers, most of which Calli had never even been in. But the dining room was somewhere she was familiar with.
"I have told you about the prophecy, have I not?" She asked. Calli nodded, not wanting to speak, for fear of being struck. "Yesterday, I was on a little errand of mine, when I came upon the most peculiar thing. A boy, a Son of Adam, was here, in MY woods! I questioned him about why he was here and how he got here, of course, and he told me about his three other siblings. One has been in Narnia before."
"Your Majesty… if one had been here before, why was she not immediately brought to you?" Calli inquired quietly.
"The boy told me she had met only a Faun. Have you ever met one called Tumnus, Calli? Now, I have a plan. And to do it, I will need much help from you. The boy has told me he will bring me his siblings, but I do feel that he won't be able. He was quite an idiot.
"If he returns without them, here is what I will need you to do…….."
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May 11th
I had never though Jadis would ask such a thing of me. I mean, honestly! All I am is a simple girl from Archenland, roped into this whole scheme for protection. She just chose me to learn under her.
I can do magic now. Did I tell you that? I can do it, but I don't like to. Jadis taught me how to use a glamour, for the task she gave me. Apparently, it allows me to fit in with any group of people I need to. So, it would be perfect for the task at hand. And what a task it will be! It is a good thing I've always been able to lie well.
Then there is a possibility that the Son of Adam Jadis met will actually do as he was told and bring his brother and two sisters. In that case, I won't need to do my job, since the humans would already be in her hands. On the other hand, at least I might not have to sit around in this castle of ice all day, every day. It does get rather boring.
Jadis informed me that, in a few days, she plans to teach me more magic. I agreed, seeing as how defending myself could be quite helpful. I already know how to fight with daggers and knives, but she said she'd teach me to use ice.
Until I have another update, I'll be going now…
Calli shoved the piece of parchment she was writing on under her bed, stood up again and smoothed out her dress. She knew it to be almost time for supper, so she combed out her long brown hair, admiring it. She was very confident that her hair was, in fact, beautiful. It reached right past her lower back, and she took wonderful care of it. She braided two parts from each side and pulled them together in the back, in order to keep her hair out of her face for supper.
Sighing, she stood and made her way down the stairs. Proceeding into the dining room, she noticed Jadis was absent, and she ate most of her meal in peace. She was almost done when the White Witch walked into the dining room and took her seat at the head of the table.
"Calli, you remember what I told you earlier about the Faun?" Calli nodded at the Witch's question. "I would like you to go and see him, with your glamour in place. Talk to him. Find out if the Son of Adam was being truthful. If so, I shall send Maugrim to bring him to me."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Jadis reminded Calli again how to place a glamour on herself. She told her how the Son of Adam was dressed, and said he must have been from an odd place she had traveled many years before. She described how a little girl dressed, and Calli placed the glamour on herself. She was to appear like one of the Daughters of Eve so that Tumnus would listen to her.
Her glamour put her in a blue plaid skirt with black stockings going up to right below where the skirt ended. She was wearing the most peculiar shoes she had ever laid eyes on, but English children would call them mary-janes. She was wearing a white blouse with a rather large, odd-feeling black coat on over top of it. She also had a furry, white hat upon her head.
Seeing her reflection in a piece of ice, Calli was shocked to see that her hair had returned to its natural shade of brown. You see, recently her hair had been a whitish-brown color. But before the endless winter, her hair had been a nicer light brown. It had returned to that color with the glamour. Her eyes were also brighter, and almost looked larger, and more innocent.
Shaking her head, she bid Jadis a temporary farewell and stepped out of the icy castle. She needn't have guards. Everyone on the Witch's side knew where her allegiance was, and anyone else had never seen her, so they would believe she was a normal Daughter of Eve.
She shivered and trudged through the snow, occasionally hearing the trees whisper to each other. She had never missed her leather boots so much. The impractical shoes on her feet were no help at all. Her feet were beginning to go numb!
But Calli was content when she reached the Faun's house. She lightly knocked on the door in the stone, feeling like he would offer her a place by the fire, or some kind of warm beverage. She heard him approaching the door and when he opened it, a very shocked expression was on his face.
"Hello, sir… um… would you mind if I came into your humble abode?" Calli asked, surprised at how different her voice sounded. It sounded sweeter, younger. The Faun eyed her nervously.
"Who… who are you? Are you a Daughter of Eve?" Tumnus asked her warily, not fully opening his door.
"My name is Calli, sir. I'm not sure how I got here. One minute I was home in my room, the next I fell right into the snow. I'm so cold; these shoes are so impractical for snow. Please, allow me a seat by your fire, kind sir?" She asked of the Faun. Tumnus looked around the wood, still very nervous, before ushering Calli inside.
"Take a seat, take a seat," the Faun said. "I'll fetch you some tea. We must be careful. I'm already bound to be caught from the other two times, but I may not, oh dear. I don't think…"
Calli heard the Faun muttering to himself. Sitting by the fire was in fact very nice. She hadn't been truly warm in quite a while, what with living in a castle of ice. Eventually, the muttering Faun returned with two cups of tea in his hands. He handed Calli one, and she sipped on it, uttering a small "thank you."
"Now, you are a Daughter of Eve, are you not?" Tumnus asked, seeming more sure of himself. Calli nodded. "Is there, by any chance, a girl named Lucy Pevensie where you came from?"
"Lucy? No, I don't recall knowing a Lucy. Why do you ask, sir?" She inquired, knowing full well now that the Son of Adam had been telling the truth.
"Oh, my apologies. I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Tumnus," he informed her. She already knew his name, but put on a small smile. Calli stared at the hand he stuck out in front of her, confused. He stared back at her, observing her expression. "Do you not shake each other's hands to say hello where you come from?"
"No. Why would anyone do something as silly as that?" She inquired, icily, before realizing she had dropped her façade. "I mean… it doesn't make any sense. No sense at all."
"Ah, I can tell you do not know Lucy, then. She is the very one who told me of this, shaking hands," the Faun commented. "It is quite an odd custom. I had assumed you were merely from Spare Oom as well, so I offered my hand for shaking."
"I see… tell me more about this Lucy. She seems very kind," Calli inquired, trying to find out as much as she could so that the Queen would be pleased. Tumnus took a sip of his tea before telling her about the Daughter of Eve.
He told Calli all about the first time they met, how he tried to kidnap her but just couldn't bring himself to do it. Then, he spoke of her visiting him for a second time. It was much more civil, with no thoughts of kidnapping involved. Calli nodded and added little comments at the appropriate times, as she had learned to do with Jadis.
"I was right, she does seem kind. Well, thank you for the tea sir, but I really must be going. I need to find my way home as soon as I possibly can," Calli informed the Faun, abruptly standing up.
"Wait! Do you know how to get home?" Tumnus asked, obviously not wanting the trees to tell Jadis of her presence. She nodded and got out of his home as quickly as she could. Once she got far enough away, she took the glamour off and was relieved to find herself back in her leather boots and the dress she had been wearing earlier. Her hair was back to its recent color. And she made her way home…
A FEW DAYS LATER
Calli awoke to the strangest thing. She could hear Maugrim out in the courtyard, speaking with someone. She was startled to look out her window and see the sky was dark. She had slept all day! Quickly changing out of her nightgown and into her usual dress and leather boots, Calli hurried down the stairs. She had been training her magic with Jadis for quite a few days and must have become exhausted.
"Your Majesty, I-" Calli stopped mid sentence when she reached the throne room and saw a boy, a Son of Adam, being carted off toward the dungeons. Jadis turned her head to Calli and beckoned her over to the throne. She tilted her head to the right and said to Maugrim, "You know what to do."
"Your Majesty, I apologize for not being awake sooner. I suppose all of the training has exhausted me, and I needed rest," Calli explained, hoping she wasn't angry. Jadis gave her a wicked smile before commenting.
"It is time Calli. You must prepare yourself. I sent Maugrim to find the humans, though I even doubt he will succeed. You will not be able to take anything with you, but you must find the humans if Maugrim returns without them. Be prepared to leave at any given moment," she ordered. Calli nodded and scurried back up to her chambers.
A/N: So… this chapter WAS going to be a LOT longer… but, I decided to split it in half. It is actually….. really, really short now. Ah well. I'll get over it. So, you should review and tell me what you think? Is it a pathetic, worthless piece of crap? Or will I succeed in making something I like and is also enjoyed by the public?
Let me know, and I'll be more motivated to write more faster! If Peter doesn't already motivate me enough, that is….. cough, I didn't say that. Not at all! Haha. Funny.
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