Chapter Eleven: The Beavers. Separation.
All of them stood there, stunned and unmoved. A beaver was speaking to them, Aang smiled cause of course being the first one to come to Narnia he had a feeling the animals could speak here. Pabu and Momo went up to the beaver and began smelling him.
"Curious little blithers eh" The Beaver laughed
He then patted them and walked up to Aang and shook his hand. Aang happily shook his hand in return while the others stood there opened mouthed.
"Come on guys it rude to stare" He laughed
Korra shook her head and headed over to them. She held out her hand and Beaver shook it. As soon as everyone claimed down and got use to this new surprise the Beaver then beckoned them over to the trees. Once they came into a cluster he spoke to them in hushed tones.
"Try and stay quite while you walk. We're not safe in the open" He explained
"But what are you afraid of? There's no one here but us" Korra said quietly
Mr. Beaver then pointed up to tree. They looked up but were still confused, what harm could tree do. Then Aang remembered what Miss Tumnus told him when she walked him back to the lamp post.
"Guys he's talking about the Dryad's. Tree Spirits" He explained
"To right you are. Most of them are on our side but there are some who would betray us to her" Mr. Beaver continued
Kai wasn't confused that this animal was telling the truth. How could they be sure that he was on the right side.
"If we're talking about sides how do we know to trust you" He asked bluntly
Korra stomped on his toe hard to make him shut up. Asami had to cover Kai's mouth to keep him quite. Korra then offered her apologise to Mr. Beaver.
"Ignore my brother's just a rude idiot. And not meaning to be rude Mr. Beaver but we are strangers here" Said Korra.
Mr. Beaver nodded, understanding their feeling towards a stranger they had only just met. He then reached into a small pouch he carried and pulled out a white handkerchief.
"To put aside suppositions here is my token" he said.
Aang reached for his handkerchief with shaking hands. He took it and held it close to his heart, It still smelled like her which made him feel like crying again. Asami then placed her hands on his shoulders to calm him.
"This is the handkerchief I gave to Tumnus when she was crying" he said tearfully.
Mr. Beaver place his paw on Aangs hand to calm him. He grasped it which managed to stop him from crying.
"Don't be sad lad. She managed to get it to me before they took here" He said with confidence.
"She told me if anything happened to her. I was to find you and your family and take you on to.."
He paused, and then beckoned then closer to him, They huddled around him then spoke in barely more then a whisper to them.
"They say Aslan is on the move" He said
The name was so powerful he could have shouted it. Even though they had never heard the name before it struck them with feelings far greater then they had ever had in their young lives. Kai felt a feeling of mysterious horror. Korra felt brave and adventurous. Asami felt as though beautiful music had floated by her. And Aang well he felt the feeling you get when you wake up and realise its the beginning of the holidays. They all looked back the Beaver smiling, all accept Kai.
Mr. Beaver bowed smiling and beckoned them to follow him. Saying that all will be explained at his home. And they would get some much needed food.
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Hours later they followed Mr. Beaver through the forest, trudging through the snow and pulling their coats closer to their faces. When Kai was finally able to catch up with Korra he tapped her on the shoulder, She ignored him but he spoke any way.
"If your not too high and mighty to talk to me can I at least express my feelings about this guy" He asked.
"Make it quick" Korra answered, still mad at him.
Kai sighed quietly so she couldn't hear him. He had to take two steeps to keep with his sisters long strides.
"How can we be sure we can trust this guy? How do we know that he's not leading us into a trap" Kai asked.
"He said he knew the Faun" Korra answered.
"Thats just the point, how do we know that the Faun and the Beaver are the good guys and The Uniter is the Bad guy. We don't really know anything do we" Kai said.
Korra thought about giving Kai another punch to the stomach and maybe to his head. Ever since they arrived here he hadn't acting like himself. Although some small voice inside told her that he may have a point. They had been here only few hours and barely knew anything about Narnia. Let alone who they could trust.
"Kai I don't like this any more then you do. But this guy is the only person we've met so far so what choice do we have" Korra concluded.
They finally came into a large clearing of a frozen river. On top that river was a large Beaver dame with a loge.
"Well here we are then. And looks like Mrs Beaver has the fire still burning" he said.
"Very fine dame Mr. Beaver. Did you make it" Asami asked.
"Merely a trifle. Haven't quite finished it yet" He answered and blushing from her complement.
They walked down towards the log when all of a sudden the door opened and out stepped a female Beaver who was in a temper.
"Is that you Beaver? I've been worried sick, If I found out you've been out with Badger again I'll…" She yelled but paused when she saw who her husband had brought back with him.
She was speechless when she saw all four of them following Mr. Beaver. She covered her mouth with he paws excited. She then lowered them to speak.
"Those aren't Badgers. I thought I'd never live to see this day" She said excitedly
"Please come in. You all must be cold and hungry"
They came into a small room which had a small table with stools, A pot bell stove with a roaring fire, And old fashion sowing machine. Along with bunk beds for the Beavers and along with fishing rods and boots. They all helped out with setting the table and helping prepare the food. The room was then filled with the smell of fish, rice and vegetables. Once the cooking was finished they all drew up stools and dug into the delicious meal, After about an hour or so when they all finished they lay back a sighed with satisfied stomachs. Mrs Beaver put the plates away and made them all tea. While doing so new snow began to fall, so if anyone was trying to follow them they would find no tracks and the wind would cover their sent. Mr. Beaver then prepared to tell them what happened to Miss Tumnus.
"Well as you already know, She was taken by the secret police" He explained
"Where did they take her?" Aang asked
Mr. Beaver sighed and shivered a little. From the looks of him it seemed the Faun had gone to a place that was worse then death.
"They had taken her to Kuvira's Palaces. And their are few who go through those gates that ever come again" He said with great fear and sorrow in his voice.
Aang shook with rage at himself. Who knows what could be happing to her in there, all because she protected him. How could he have let this happen.
"They say that it's filled with statues. Of people she turned to metal. Which is a fate worse then death" He continued.
Aang thumped the table with his fist. All could see fire beginning to burn from his fist and making the bot belly being to burn hotter then before. Asami placed her hand on his to calm him, the fire in this hand went out and the fire died down.
"We have to do something to save her" Aang cried.
"I don't dough you could save her if you could dear. But you have no chance of getting in there and coming out alive" Mrs Beaver said.
This made Korra angry. How could any one make suffering for some one who was doing the right thing. People shouldn't be forced to obey some one like this Uniter. Everyone had the right to choose and be free. Was the Uniter a coward and feared of the people rebelling against her.
"Come On there has to be something we can do. This Faun saved Aang at her own risk Mr. Beaver. We can't just leave her there to suffer and that done to her" Korra said.
Mr. Beaver admired the young Women spirit but he knew even that was in vain.
"I admire your courage Daughter of Eve but its no good in trying of all people. But there is still hope" He said calmly.
They all stared intent on what he was going to tell them. What hope could there be after every thing thats happened so far.
"Now that Aslan is on the move. Hope is alive once again" He said triumphant
He seemed impressed yet none of them seemed to understand what he so proud. And yet the feeling from the name still empowered them even more then before.
"Who is Aslan?" Asami asked.
Mr. Beaver laughed as though it was joke. But Mrs Beaver gestured to him that she wasn't joking. He was flabbergasted.
"You really don't know do ya" He asked
"Well we haven't exactly been here long" Korra explained
Mr. Beaver slapped him paw to his forehead. Like a parent would when its child did something stupid. Mrs. Beaver then told him to explain it to them.
"Well, Aslan is the king. The lord of whole wood. Though he doesn't come here that often, never in my time or my fathers. But word has reach us that he has returned, He'll will settle the Uniter all right, for it is he not you that will save Miss Tumnus"" He explained.
They all felt a little relieved by this. If this Aslan was as great as they say he is, what could stop their hope now.
"But won't the Uniter him into Metal?" Kai asked
Both of the Beavers began laughing like crazy making Kai angry. They laughed till their sides got sore and explained why.
"Lord love ya Son of Adam. What a simple thing to say. The most she could do is stand on her feet and look him in face. As a saying in these parts" Mrs Beaver explained.
Wrong will be right when Aslan is in sight
At The sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more.
When he bares his teeth, winter shall be ceased
And when he shacks his main we shall have Spring again.
After that little poem each one of them felt their hope grow more and more. It was if something had lit a fire in each of them.
"So we will see him?" Asami asked
"Thats why I brought you here Daughter of Eve. I am to take you all to the stone table so you shall met him" He answered
"This Aslan sounds like a great man from the way you talk about him" Aang said
"Lord love you again Son of Adam for Aslan is no man. He is the king of Beasts" Mr. Beaver replied
Their eyes widened at these words. For they all knew who the king of Beasts was. The sound of it made Pabu hide in Korra's hood and Momo in Aangs shirt. This sent shivers down Kai's spine
"You mean….. He's a lion?" Aang asked
"Yes, The lion. The great Lion" Beaver answered
"I'd feel quite nervous about meeting a lion" Asami said.
No joke, she pretty much voiced what each of them feared.
"That you will dear and no mistake. For if there is any one who can appeared before him without their knees knocking are either braver then most or just silly" Mrs Beaver said.
Which brought up another fear that Aang voiced. If people weren't brave when they met this Aslan meant that he wasn't safe.
"Then he's no safe" Aang Asked.
"Of course not. But he's good" Mr. Beaver
"I do want to met him. Even if I do feel frightened when comes to the point" Korra said her heart racing.
"That you will Korra. You are to meet him tomorrow if you can at the stone table. Which down the river, a good step from here. But don't worry we'll lead you to it" Mr. Beaver said.
He went on telling them how Aslan came to Narnia long ago and that there had never been any humans in Narnia before. Which answered the question about Kuvira being human, They told them that she wasn't born of the human world. Therefore human blood running through her vanes making her no Daughter of Eve. On that she based her clam as ruler of Narnia. Saying that she was trying to keep the land united against there enemies but all she had done was strip the peoples rights and imprisoned those to fought against her. And she was always on the look out for humans.
"Why is that" Asami asked
"Because of a prophecy my dear" Mrs Beaver explained
When Adams flesh and Adams bone.
Sits at Cair Paravel in Throne.
The evil time will be over and done.
"It has long been foretold that when two sons of adams and two daughters of eve sit in the four thrones of Cair Paravel the castle on the eastern sea. Then it will not only be the end of The Uniter rain but of her life" She finished
Aang did recall Miss Tumnus telling him of a place called Cair Paravel. And of four thrones to be filled but he never thought that he and his sibling would be the ones to fill them.
"And you think we're the ones of that prophecy?" Korra asked
"Who else. You army is ready for you all to lead" Mr. Beaver answered
Asami was taken aback by this. There was an army waiting for them, the whole reason they left Republic city was so they wouldn't get caught up in a war. Korra then rose from the table and reach for her Parka. Making Pabu run up on her shoulder.
"I'm sorry. But I can't let my family get caught up in war" She said.
Asami was confused, just a second ago she was bursting with excitement at meeting Aslan. Why was she suddenly changing her mind.
"Honey, we can't leave them. They need our help" Asami said trying to stop her.
"Not when its at the risk of your lives. Come on Kai"
She turned to face him but found him gone. She looked around to see if he was hiding but found that his coat and snow shoes gone.
"I am gonna kill him" She said with rage building in her voice.
"You may not have to" Mr. Beaver said gravely
They turned to look at him.
"Has Kai ever been in Narnia before?" He asked