Abby turned around to see who or what had been following her. She stared at the creature in amazement. He had the head of a man, but the body and legs of a goat. He can't be real, she thought. She walked a little closer to him.

"Hello," she said, "can you speak?"

The creature stared at her for a few moments without saying a word. Abby started to think that he may not have understood her.

"Lucy?," he asked after a few minutes, "it has been many years since I last saw you."

Abby was stunned.

"How do you know my mother's name?" she asked.

"Your mother? You're the daughter of Queen Lucy the Valient?"

"Yes, I guess I am," she replied, "My name is Abigail, but most people call me Abby. Who are you?"

"My name is Tumnus," he answered.

"Oh yes! I think my mother told me about you once," said Abby. She was silent for a few seconds. She was starting to have an idea of where she was.

"Tumnus," she wondered, "is this place… Narnia?"

"Indeed it is," he said.

"But why is it winter here? I thought that when the White Witch was defeated, the endless winter was over."

"It was," he said, "for a while."

"What do you mean 'for a while?', she asked, confused.

"The Witch herself died, but not all of her followers. Many of them survived and have learned her ways."

"But, if Aslan defeated her once, why can't he do it again?"

"Because," Tumnus said, sadly, "no one has seen or heard from him in years."

"Well then, where is Caspian?" Abby asked, now a little sad herself, "He's the True King. Couldn't he get rid of her followers?"

"I can see that your mother has told you much about our world, child," he said, his expression still sad, "Caspian has been imprisoned and he no longer has power over the kingdom."

Abby was stunned. "Who is doing all this?" she asked.

"Come with me," Tumnus answered, "I will tell you everything that has happened."