Disclaimer: Narnia and all its characters belong to C

Disclaimer: Narnia and all its characters belong to C.S. Lewis. I only typed this for fun.

A/N: Sorry for the long absence since the last update (it's been more than two years!)! I was not satisfied with my next chapter and never had the inspiration to rewrite it. I have decided to try and continue this story and rewrite some of the old chapters to improve them, and to make it all flow together more neatly. I noticed that my old chapters were a bit disjointed and clumsily written. I hope you will enjoy the story and that the revisions are an improvement.

A vague light flickering in the hallway drew Edmund's attention as he exited the restroom. When he saw a pink nightgown turn the corner, Edmund grinned to himself.

"Boo!" Edmund shouted when he opened the wardrobe door. Confused when he did not hear a shriek of terror, Edmund proceeded further into the wardrobe. "Lucy… I hope you're not afraid of the dark..." This is an awfully big wardrobe, Edmund thought. It seemed to have no back. Suddenly, he heard the crunch of snow beneath his slippers and felt pine needles poking him. Edmund was dumbfounded. Lucy had been telling the truth all along? How can this be possible?

"Lucy? Lucy, I think I believe you now!" Edmund could not hear a whisper. He tried calling out again. This time an excited shout erupted from behind the trees. "Edmund!"

Lucy bounded back towards Edmund as if she had just had the most wonderful time of her life. She was so happy to see him that she hugged him even as he tried to pull away. "Oh, I had such a splendid time with Mr. Tumnus!" Lucy exclaimed.

"How could you have already spent any time with Mr. Tumnus at all? I followed right behind you." Edmund really had no idea that Narnia passed the time much quicker than the world he just left.

"Narnia's time goes by more quickly than our world," Lucy explained. "Oh," was Edmund's only reply.

"Come on, Ed! I'm sure you'd love to meet Mr. Tumnus!" Lucy grabbed Edmund's hand and dragged him back to where she had come from. Edmund was still too shocked to do anything but follow.

"Hello, Mr. Tumnus! I know I said I'd be leaving, but Ed just came and I wanted him to meet you!" Lucy just could not contain herself. She beamed as Edmund nervously greeted Mr. Tumnus. Edmund was even more confused when Mr. Tumnus "shook" his hand, and Lucy giggled. A man with legs of a goat and… horns! Edmund was unusually glad that his sister was with him. At least Lucy had some experience with a Faun…

"I say, would you like some sardines with your toast?" Mr. Tumnus asked Edmund again. "Huh? Oh, no thanks. Too fishy for me…"

While Lucy and Mr. Tumnus chatted, Edmund observed from a distance. He overheard a few things about Mr. Tumnus's father and how he was such a brave faun who fought in a war. He heard some things about a witch locking Narnia in a hundred-year winter, but he did not listen much. Lucy tried to get Edmund involved, but he felt rather uncomfortable in a stranger's house, especially when the stranger's house reminded him of his father.

"Umm, I think we'd better go now, Lucy. I am tired and we should get back to sleep," Edmund lied. He was not that tired, but he just wanted to get out of the stifling cave. "But Edmund! We have all the time in the world here! We'll still have plenty of time to sleep when we get back, no matter how late we stay here," Lucy begged.

"I think you should both stay overnight since it is getting dark. You can go in the morning when it is much safer," Mr. Tumnus supported. Edmund did not like the thought of remaining in this hole much longer. He could not form a friendly relationship with anyone and the thought of Mr. Tumnus's father also going off to war made Edmund feel a bit homesick.

At Edmund's uncomfortable expression, Lucy conceded in going back. "Oh, all right. We can go now, but we'll come right back won't we, Edmund?"

"I suppose, if Peter and Susan don't keep us under their watchful eyes..." Edmund did not really care by now. However, he secretly wanted to keep Narnia from his older siblings so that he could have it to himself. Well, there's still Lucy, but she's not that bad and I can still tease her more easily.

"If you really must go, let me come with you. I'd hate for you to fall into trouble after you've been in my care." Lucy smiled at Mr. Tumnus's kindness and felt that the journey home would be more fun with the Faun accompanying them.

Lucy and Mr. Tumnus walked hand in hand as Edmund trailed behind. "I thought you were the one who wanted to hurry back." It was Lucy. Edmund just ignored her and continued musing to himself. I'm sure Dad's all right. He's as brave as the Faun's dad, if not braver. I hope he's not… dead.

Crack!

It was the sound of a whip lashing against hide. Soon bells could be heard jingling as well. "Oh no! It's the White Witch!" cried Mr. Tumnus. "Run!"

Lucy ran for the wardrobe door, but Edmund was still far behind. "Edmund!" As if woken from a dream, Edmund's head shot up to see his sister's terrified face. What…? The White Witch? Oh no, it must be the witch they were talking about. Before Edmund could even look around to see where the White Witch was coming from, a reindeer-drawn sled crashed into him. Edmund lost his balance and fell flat on his back.

Lucy tried to run back to Edmund, but Mr. Tumnus stopped her. "No! The White Witch cannot capture you too! Fortunately, she hasn't seen us yet. Go to your brother and sister back in your world. You'll be safe there!"

"But I can't just leave Edmund!" Lucy was on the verge of tears. Mr. Tumnus promised, "Yes, I'll make my way to Aslan and seek out his help. You must be safe with your family. When you come back, I vow that Aslan would have helped your brother by then. If not, Edmund will be helped in time. But please, go! You're no good to Narnia, or to me, dead." Lucy was hesitant and looked back to the sled in the distance, blocking her view of her big brother. She figured Mr. Tumnus was indeed right. She will just have to bring her brother and sister here to help. Peter's brave enough and Susan's smart enough. "I hope we will be able to save Edmund in time," Lucy thought. If she was wrong, she thought she would never forgive herself. Even though Edmund had acted beastly towards her, he was still her brother and Lucy still loved him.

Not long after Edmund fell over, a dwarf jumped out of the sled and quickly gave a blow to Edmund's head with the butt of a dagger. "What is it now, Ginarrbrik?" The White Witch stood from her seat and gazed down at the boy lying unconscious in the snow. A twinkle in her eye and a red smirk appeared on her pale face. "Take him."

Ginarrbrik grunted while he dragged Edmund into the sled. The boy was shivering by now, but the witch did not even consider covering him up. This Son of Adam was of little use to the White Witch and his death would just stop the prophecy from coming true. It did not matter, as long as he is not rescued. I'll keep him alive for a little while yet. He may still be of some use.