The Untold Tales of Tumnus and Lucy

Part Four: Music

Notes: I own nothing. This was written because of my love of Tumnus's flute.

Lucy clapped her hands in generous applause to a blushing Tumnus, who had just played a song he had written especially for her.

"Is a flute the only instrument that a Faun can take lessons on?"

"A harp is the other, but I could never hold it properly."

She smiled, picturing an angel's harp in Tumnus's hands and agreed that it was weird to imagine, a Faun playing the harp. "I had to take piano lessons. I never did like them."

"Spare Oom pee-ano lessons?" He looked simply enthralled at the idea. "What are they like?"

"Well, you have a stuffy old lady sit down beside you and tell you the notes, and you push down the key and the note comes out." Seeing the look of confusion on his face she became exasperated and waved her arms about as if it would help her explain it better.

"What are you doing?" he chuckled, baffled by her vague gestures.

"Sometimes waving my hands helps to get my thoughts out better."

"Does it really?"

"Well, not now, no." She laughed, "And anyway, I think the flute sounds more exciting."

Tumnus smiled, "Maybe we should switch for a day."

Lucy giggled, "I don't think I can bring a whole piano through the wardrobe, but you could always teach me the flute."

He agreed and from then on, after tea, Tumnus taught Queen Lucy to play the flute.