Disclaimer: I don't own Narnia or any characters you may recognize from the books or the movies, I wish I did but I don't... I also don't own the Narnian Calendar. It belongs to Elecktrum who was kind enough to let me borrow it for my story. Her own stories are awesome and you should go read them too.

Summary: 21 Yule 1006 will see the first lunar eclipse to occur on the Winter Solstice in four hundred years. Enemies of Narnia rejoice! For the time of the Golden Age will come to an end with the spilling of royal blood and Jadis will be revived!

A/N: If you have not read the first three stories in the A Light in the Darkness main story arc (Awakening, Shadowed, and Revealed), I highly recommend you do so. However, if you want to give this one a whirl on its own, you can.

Additional Chapter Note: Spoilers for events in Christmas in the Cair ahead.

Chapter Thirty-Four: Until Next We Meet

After watching the Four and Alambiel finally make their snowy way into the Cair, Oreius went to his quarters...he still needed to finish reading Alambiel's report. Alambiel's reports were always...detailed, just not in the same way as any other report that crossed his desk because she wrote her report and then added her additional comments and opinions instead of solely confining them to the end of the report. He had just read the part where Alambiel traded herself to the Werewolves, wherein she had put in the note I know it was stupid, but what else could I do?, before he turned the page and was immediately confronted by a note at the top of the page: Don't drink anything while reading this part...and it was not my fault. He shook his head. Maybe this will explain why she decided to blame me for one of the Werewolves trying to eat her...

The Beta of the Werewolf pack, called Frome, attacked me because he assumed I was "the Centaur's mate"...the Centaur in question being one General Oreius. Oreius' eyebrows shot up as he re-read that sentence. The grey Werewolf he had wounded in that first encounter on the way to Archenland had chosen to seek revenge on his mate? And, had assumed that Alambiel was his mate? He continued reading, half-hoping to see a note about Alambiel's personal thoughts concerning the Werewolf's assumptions but for once she didn't write her personal thoughts down in the report. Instead, she noted her assumption that it was the combination of their typical proximity to each other and the fact that she had been wearing his old cloak that contributed to the Werewolf drawing the conclusion that he had the appropriate target for his revenge. By the time he finished the report, Oreius had much to consider...

He knew why Alambiel had told him to read the report instead of explaining her comment about it being his fault for the Werewolf, Frome's continued attempts to kill her. The mistletoe kiss had made that too awkward for her to inform him that it was because the Werewolves had decided they were mates. But, he tried not to draw any conclusions as to the exact reason why the mistletoe kiss had made it awkward for her when normally she would have indulged in teasing and gentle mocking of the assumption...or why she had avoided him for two and a half days after the Christmas Day ball. Oreius shook his head and forced himself to make notes for his own record before he put away Alambiel's report.

Opening the drawer where he kept his private records, Oreius paused when he spotted the wooden travel case tucked in the back. Pulling it out, he opened it and was greeted by the sight of the silver and amethyst necklace and earrings he had bought for Alambiel. He had originally intended to give it to her as a Christmas present, but he hadn't dug it out of his travel packs until two days after Christmas...and after she had skipped their usual Sixthday talk. He stared at the jewelry for several moments as he recalled the question the purchase had prompted Peridan to ask him and how he now had to answer truthfully that Alambiel was no longer just a friend to him...she was much more. But, he had vowed that he would not hurt her and she still hadn't completely relaxed around him again after sharing that mistletoe kiss, so he knew it was not the time to speak to her about his change of heart. And...it was not the right time to give her the jewelry either. He closed the lid then set the case back in the drawer, underneath his private records, and then he locked the drawer. One day, he would give them to Alambiel...

At least, he could count on the absence of trouble from the Werewolves and Hags responsible for the disruptions of the last month. The Werewolf pack had been wiped out, only three managing to disappear into the Western Wilds. The Hags were currently being hunted down by a troop led by Lieutenant Illusin, who had volunteered for the task. There was no more trouble or threats aimed at Alambiel and/or the Four...until the next time something happened anyway.

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Brutus snarled at the hidden presence, "You refused to help with the ceremony and refused to aid the pack, but you decide to heal me. Why?"

It troubled him that he could not smell the magic user more than the fact that he could not see him. As the low whisper filled the cavern, "Because it amused me to do so."

Brutus growled, "And, why didn't you help with the plan?"

"I do not want to serve Jadis again...and Alambiel and that younger king are interesting. I want to know more about them before I choose to attack." Brutus could feel the flare of magic as an image of Alambiel appeared in the magic user's mirror before he heard the whisper again, "You forget, Brutus, that watching is half the fun of a successful hunt. And, I intend to watch for a while before next meeting the Narnians."

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A/N: Please Read and Review! So ends A Light in the Darkness: Concealed. Thank you to everyone who has read, reviewed, favorited, and followed this story. This is my most reviewed story to date. I hope you have enjoyed this story as much as I have enjoyed writing it. Leave a review and let me know what y'all thought about this chapter, the hints of things to come, and this story as a whole.

A/N2: Look for the prologue of A Light in the Darkness: Rekindled tomorrow!