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(In the foothills of Caradhras, a group of nine forge their way through the dense forest)

"The animals are restless, but not with fear." a blond elf said from beneath the oaken trees. "The trees are also awakening."

"What are they saying?" a small man asked.

A gray wizard at the front of the procession turned and smiled, "They are restless because the Kings and Queens of old have returned. My old friends. Friends I have not seen in a long time. Not since I was called an entirely different name."

"If that is true," a weathered Ranger said, "then our odds are finally turning to our favor."

"Narnians?" a man scoffed, "Tis' but a bedtime story, a fairy tale."

"You know nothing of the matter, Boromir." the Dwarf spoke, "For many years my people have guarded their memory. They are real."

"And yet your people served the very one who enslaved the East in one hundred years of winter." the Elf stated.

"Those grievances have been long forgiven." the wizard reproached, "Besides, where did the Elves help concerning them? Your races were both at fault, so you might as well not argue about it. There are more important things to be worrying about now."

"Of course." the Elf said while bowing his head.

The wizard then turned to the Ranger, "And you are right Aragorn, but they will have business in the north before they come south. The Narnians have been scattered all over Middle Earth since they fled from the east. It will take time and effort for them to be gathered, but if anyone can do it, it will be the Kings and Queens of old. King Peter the magnificent, Queen Susan the gentle, King Edmund the just, and Queen Lucy the valiant. May Eru protect his chosen ones."

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(Back in Rivendel the Pevensies slumber in their rooms)

Peter and Edmund awoke the next day to the soft hoot of an owl sitting on their window sill.

"Hello." Edmund said still groggy, "What are you doing here?"

"Who are you talking to?" Peter mumbled.

"There's an owl in our window. I wonder if it's a Narnian."

"That I am, your majesty." the owl said.

Edmund and Peter immediately sat up in bed as it continued speaking, "I have come with news from Beorn concerning her majesty."

"Lucy?" Peter jumped off the bed, "Where is she?"

The owl remained calm as the king stepped close to him, "She is safe and is headed towards Mirkwood. I would advise you to leave as quickly as possible. Until next we meet." The owl gave a small bow before flying into the twilight of the morning and out of sight.

The two brothers exchanged a glance before dressing and rushing out of their room and into the one directly beside it.

"Susan!" Edmund yelled.

At the sudden noise she sat up fully awake, "What is it?"

"We know where Lucy is." Peter smiled.

"Where." Susan

"An owl said she was going to a place called Mirkwood." Edmund supplied.

She raised an eye brow, "And where is that?"

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"Mirkwood is a forest east of the Misty Mountains." the Elven lord pointed to a forest on a map he had drawn from a shelf. "It was once known as the Great Greenwood, and it still is by the Elves that live there. I don't doubt that Beorn would send her to the Elven King's palace. She will be safe there."

"Who is this Beorn?" Edmund asked.

Elrond seated himself into his desk chair, "He is a skin changer. The last of his kind before he married. He can be trusted."

The king nodded and remained silent as Peter took up the conversation, "Which path will take us there the quickest. We need to leave as soon as possible."

Peter walked across the room to the map as the Elf lord studied the parchment, "Though the mountains are treacherous in winter I will tell you this pass, here, will be the safest way across."

"Good." Peter said as he turned to his siblings, "Alright then, lets go."

"You cannot go so unprepared!" Elrond stood, "Stay here for at least another day and allow my people to prepare you for the long journey. For it is no afternoon walk from here across the great mountains that lie between you and your destination."

Susan stood from her chair, "Don't you understand? We don't have much time! Lucy could be out there fixing to be killed. We need to leave now."

"No. He's right." Edmund spoke up from his place by a book shelf, "The distance we'll be traveling isn't like the distance from the wardrobe to Cair Paravel. Plus, mountains are already cold and desolate enough in summer. We need to get prepared for this. We won't do anyone any good if we freeze or starve to death on top of a mountain."

Susan sighed, "You're right, but Lucy needs us."

"Yes, she does," Peter said, "but so do the Narnians. Like Edmund said, we won't be useful to anyone if we die because of our own stubbornness." He then turned to Elrond, "We would be very thankful to accept your kindness. Thank you." and bowed.

The elf smiled, "You are very welcome. I shall see to it that you will be ready to set out early tomorrow morning. Time is of the essence."

So... One more chapter of the trio then we dive back into the adventure of Lucy the valiant. Sneak Peak! In her next few chapters she'll be meeting Thranduil! Exciting huh?

Thank you all so much for sticking with me this far.

P.S. I'm sorry about the short chapters. I promise they'll get longer soon.