"Narnian Lullaby"
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Thick snow flakes continued to fall from the sky, making it a bit difficult for the trio to walk through the forest.
Lucy was having quite a bit of trouble walking through the deep snow, so Davey and Tumnus had to almost carry her during their walk.
While they did so, the two humans and their new faun friend spoke to each other about what kind of tea and treats they would be having once they reached the house.
Davey couldn't wait to finally get inside and warm up.
She was only dressed in her night wear and her feet were bare as they crunched through the snow.
To be honest, she was surprised she hadn't frozen to death with her state of undress.
When he had seen her shivering, Tumnus had graciously handed over his scarf to the teenager to help her keep warm which she happily accepted.
It wouldn't do much, but it was the thought that counted.
Finally, after what felt like hours of trekking through the snow, Tumnus began to slow to a stop when they had reached his home.
Staring off at the sight of the house, the two girls saw that the home was built into the side of a hill that had trees around it.
"Here we are. Come along." Tumnus said as he began to escort the two girls down to his house.
Once they were standing in front of the house, Tumnus unlocked the door and stepped inside, inviting the girls in and they glanced around the room curiously.
The inside had candles that were lit all around the room while there was a fire place and comfortable chairs that looked to be hand made.
There were also some book shelves in the room that had various books stacked on them.
"Oh, it's so warm in here." Davey sighed happily.
"Please, come sit by the fire and warm up. You look a little blue in the face." Tumnus said as he took the girl's hand and brought her over to a chair that was set in front of the fire.
Sitting down in the chair, Davey breathed a sigh of relief as she relaxed in her seat and soaked up the warmth from the fire.
"Thanks." Davey grinned up at the faun.
"I'll get the tea ready. You two just relax and make yourselves at home." Tumnus told them.
He walked over to the table where the tea pot was located while Davey glanced around the room, taking in the sight of the cozy area.
She then noticed Lucy looking over a picture of an older looking male faun which Tumnus also took notice of.
"Now, that... That is my father." Tumnus told the little girl.
"He has a nice face. He looks a lot like you." Lucy commented.
Her words made Tumnus look down sadly, a haunted look reflecting inside his baby blue eyes.
"No. No, I'm not very much like him at all, really." Tumnus said softly.
This caused Davey to look up at him with a conserned expression on her face, wondering why the faun had gotten so depressed when his father was brought up.
"My father's fighting in the war." Lucy said sadly as she placed the photo down.
Confused over what she heard, Davey turned to look at Lucy with a raised eyebrow.
What war was her father fighting in?
Was he in the army and was currently fighting in a different country that was suffering from a civil war that was going on in that area of the world?
"My father went away to war, too. But that was a long, long time ago. Before this dreadful winter." Tumnus said as he brewed the tea.
"Yeah, I'm not a fan of the winter either. I'm more of a summer person. Snow and ice are not nice to me." Davey said to try and lift everyone's spirits.
"Well, it's not all bad. There's ice skating, snowball fights, oh! And Christmas!" Lucy grinned.
"I guess winter does have it's redeeming qualities." Davey returned the look.
"Not here. No, we haven't had a Christmas in a hundred years." Tumnus informed the girls as he walked over, carrying the tea.
"Say what?" Davey's eyes grew wide in shock.
"No Christmas for a hundred years?" Lucy repeated looking appalled by what she had heard.
"Always wanted a Christmas. It's been a long winter." Tumnus said.
Setting the tray down, the faun began to pour the tea into the cups, fixing them to the liking of the females.
"But you would have loved Narnia in the summer. We fauns dance with the dryads all night. And, you know, we never got tired. And music, ah, such...music." Tumnus mused.
He handed the girls their cups as he reminisced of the times he had spent in the past with the other fauns and mystical creatures who had enjoyed the beautiful summer nights.
"Would you like to hear some now?" Tumnus asked as he looked at the two girls as Lucy took a seat in the chair beside Davey.
"Yes, please." Lucy smiled as she held her cup up to her mouth.
"You play?" Davey asked curiously.
"Of course. All fauns know how to perform music." Tumnus smiled at Davey who then took a sip of her tea.
Walking over to the fire place, Tumnus reached up to the mantle above and grabbed a wooden box that he then brought with him as he sat down in front of the two girls who patiently waited for him to reveal his musical talents to them.
Opening the box, he took out what appeared to be some type of wooden flute and looked it over before turning his gaze back onto the females.
"Now, are either of you familiar with any Narnian lullabies?" He asked them.
"Sorry, no." Lucy shook her head and Davey did the same.
"Well that's good, because this probably won't sound anything like one." Tumnus said playfully.
Bringing the flute up to his lips, Tumnus then began to play it and a lovely melody was created by the instrument.
As Tumnus played the song, the two girls then stared off at the fire and noticed the flames had taken on the form of fauns, dancing around happily.
Soon, the two girls began to drift off, their eyes becoming heavy with sleep and as the song began to draw to a close, Davey and Lucy were finally claimed by morpheus.
Their tea cups dropped to the floor and Tumnus watched the girls with a guilty expression before his eyes turned to look into the fire.
Just then, the dancing fauns took on the form of a lion and it roared loudly making the candles go out and Tumnus stopped playing the lullaby, clutching the flute to his chest in fear.
Turning to look back at the two girls, Tumnus was stunned to find the eldest had disappeared.
He looked over to the door and found it was still closed and there was no snow on the floor, so Davey hadn't escaped while he wasn't looking.
Honestly, he was relieved that the eldest Daughter of Eve had managed to somehow escape and had a feeling that He had something to do with it.
Glancing back over to where Lucy continued to sleep, Tumnus felt tears falling down his face as he felt a great weight lying on his shoulders as he tried to decide what to do next.
(Back home...)
Eyes snapping open, Davey felt the breath catch in her throat and she sat up slowly, taking in the appearance around her.
She found herself back in her bedroom and she spotted DemiVeemon curled up at the end of her bed with Minomon.
Hearing breathing beside her, Davey looked down and smiled gently when she found Ken sleeping away peacefully.
"Just a dream. That's all it was." The girl muttered.
Moving to settle back down under her covers, the child of Miracles paused when she felt something was off.
There was a strange feeling around her neck and it felt like there was a piece of fabric wrapped around her.
Staring down, she noticed the red fabric that was wrapped around her neck and her eyes grew wide in shock as she touched it.
It was the same scarf that Tumnus had given to her.
To be continued...
