Hi everyone,
Here is yet again a slightly semi boring chapter. We meet a pevensie in this chapter though. FINALLY!!

So on with the chapter.


"What do you mean theres no one here?!" cried Alloria, about a pitifully as a drowning kitten would've.

She felt like a drowning kitten actaully. She didn't feel mad, she didn't feel furious and she had no inclination to hurt someone or hurt something. She was just crushed.

She and Lilah had been walking all day. They had not rested yet. They were both too full of hope and the invigorating strength of Narnian air. They had spent their meger provisions on yesterdays "breakfast" (it was actually nearing midnight when they ate it).Alloria was exausted and about ready to faint from hunger. But, knowing they would probably be fed at Tumnus's house they had toughed it out and , literally, "gone the extra mile". Alloria kept herself on her feet and awake with the knowledge that soon, very soon, she would have food, a place to sleep and the knowledge that she would finally be safe.

So, when she and Lilah went to the place Lilah once called home and they found nothing but a pile of scrap wood and a few loose leaf papers inside a boarded up home Alloria could find nothing better to do than to lay down on the cold, hard ground and cry. Lilah being just as exausted and hungry as Alloria (possibly even more, seeing as fauns do get exausted easier than most humans) she too could not see anything better to do than to cry.

They did not comfort eachother. It was as if a silent barrier had been placed between the two. Each of them both knowing being comforted would make the situation they were in seem a lot worse. They stayed like that for awhile. Alloria, on the ground with her head in her knees and Lilah, leaning against the door frame watching the last rays of sunset touch the hateful world they were in. Until a voice interupted them,

"Um, Excuse me" chirped the little voice

Alloria and Lilah both looked around wildly, each of them trying to figure out whre the voice was coming from. The voice chirped again,

"Up here" it said, and with a flourish of wings and color there was a bird perched on one of the tree branches across from the house. Both Alloria and Lilah stood up to see and hear the bird better.

"My name is Gloria" She chirped " I see you are looking for Tumnus. Is that not so?"

"Yes, yes" said Lilah looking so truly hopefull you would have died to make her happy. "Does he live around these parts?" she questioned.

"No" said the bird simply.

Lilah and Alloria both looked crestfallen.

"But, I do know where he is" said Gloria

Lilah ad Alloria exchanged looks of utter joy. "You do?!" asked Lilah "Oh, where is he!" she asked again " I mean, we would be eternally grateful to you if you would please show us the way"

The bird hopped up and flew to another nearby branch "Do you know Cair Paravel?" she asked

Lilah looked puzzeled, "The castle?" she asked, turning aroung to face the bird, not daring to believe her brother would reside at the same place as the 4 wonderous kings and queens of Narnia.

"The one and only" said Gloria,who was now bouncing up and down on her tree branch.

Lilah still looked puzzeled "My brother cannot live at Cair Paravel."

"Your brother?!" asked the little bird flying to yet another branch.

"Yes my brother goes by the name of mister Tumnus, are we both thinking of the same person?" she asked truning to face the bird, yet again.

"I know we are" said the bird decidedly "There are no more Tumnus's besides him in Narnia"

"But I am a Tumnus!"said Lilah, defensively.

"Okay, okay, why wouldn't your brother be at Cair Paravel?" asked Gloria , who had resumed her bouncing stance.

"He just wouldn't" said Lilah firmly "He would never affiliate with royalty or anyone of that sort, he's not like that"

"Well I hate to be the one to say this to you" said Gloria fluttering down to a branch so she was eye level with Lilah "But your brother is one of the reasons we have any season other than Winter, and he is also the dearest and most trusted friend of Queen Lucy"

Lilah was taken back. Her brother. The mischevious deviant with eyes only for riches and spoils had helped save Narnia. Not only had he helped save Narnia but was oneof the reasons Narnia was saved. And he was the dearest friend of Queen Lucy the valiant. This "Tumnus" was not the Tumnus she had left 16 years ago.

"So, Tumnus lives at Cair Paravel?" said Alloria who had spoken for the first itme since they met the bird.

The Bird gave her a funny look.

"Isn't that what I just said?" asked the bird with a haughty tone.

Alloria felt her cheeks grow hot, as she realized the stupidity of her question. Thankfully Lilah, as always, stepped in and helped her.

"We had to make sure, You wouldn't want us going to the wrong place now, would you?" said Lilah who Alloria could tell was getting very irriatated with the bird's attitude.

"I suppose" said the bird finally flying to a branch just above the vision of the setting sun "I assume you know the way"

"To the castle?" asked Lilah facing Gloria once more.

"No" said the bird sarcastically "To Archenland, of course to the castle"

Alloria could tell Lilah was trying hard not to yell at the bird or hurt it in some possible way.

"Yes, I know the way" said Lilah through clenched teeth.

"Good" said Gloria, who had hopped of the branch and was hovering in the air "Then you shall not need my assistance any longer" And with that she was off. Leaving the forest around them as quiet as though she had never been there in the first place.

"Good riddance" said Lilah sighing a relieved sigh. This amused Alloria, Lilah never talked about anyone or anything badly. She would not succum to gossip of backstabbing of any sort, so when Lilah was visibly angry at the bratty bird and said something Alloria could not help but stand up and clap,

"Bravo Lilah, I think thats the most rewarding speech I've heard from you in the past 16 years I've known you"

"That bird was the most despicable narnian creature I've ever-" she stared furiously, but with a tint of amusement in her voice.

"That Narnian creature" reminded Alloria "Also just told us where we could find Tumnus, we should be grateful"

Lilah looked truly humbled for a second then she burst out laughing,

"Since when did you become me?" said Lilah between laughs

"It's this Narnian air" Alloria said smiling and inhailing deeply "It makes me respectful and curtious"

"And It makes me seem like a devious little tyrant" said Lilah jokingly

"Right, right" said Alloria laughing.

One of the only reasons they were able to make it to Cair Paravel was the unbelieveably comforting sound of eachother's laughter, a sound both of them had not heard in a really long time.


"Oh, it's the most beautiful thing I've ever laid my eyes on" exclaimed Alloria, as she gazed upon Cair Paravel. The stars were out and it looked like the moon was shining just so it could gaze on the castle's beauty. She and Lilah were both nearing the entrance.

"You should see it in the daytime" said a voice that did not belong to either Lilah or Alloria. They both spun around quickly and faced the voice, their eyes wide with fear.

It belonged to a girl medium height, light brown hair, freckles and a pleasent smile. She was riding on a chestnutty brown horse. She seemed to sense that Lilah and Alloria were frightened by her.

"Oh don't be worried" she said smiling when she saw them relax a bit "it's alright if your here, Cair Paravel welcomes visitors all the time, we won't behead you or anything" she then laughed as though she had said the funniest thing in the world. Surprisingly Alloria and Lilah found themselves laughing along with her, her laugh was positively infectuous.

Alloria felt even if this girl had done the most terrible thing in the world to her, she would find that laugh infectuous.


Okay so yeah this is was chapter three. Umm the reason I stopped right here is because If i went into it anymore I would have this HUGE chapter.

But, I'll have the next chapter up really soon. Yes I think it's quite obvious that the girl they met was Lucy. In the next chapter the heart felt reunion between Lilah and Tumnus will take place and Sparks will fly between Alloria and Edmund. YES! you finally get to meet the Pevensies.

As Always PLEASE REVIEW. I was so excited when I actually got reviews for this last chapter. Thank you to everyone who reviewed!