*Autumn's POV*
*The next day outside*
Peter,Susan, Edmund, and I were playing cricket and Lucy was reading under a tree. I keep seeing Edmund staring at me. I was waiting for my turn. Edmund was up to hit and Peter was throwing. Ed looked back at me. I gave him a small smile. "Ow!". Peter hit Edmund with the ball when he wasn't looking. "Wake up Doll a Daisy!" Peter said picking up the ball. "Why can't we play hide and seek again?" Edmund asked rubbing his leg. "I thought you said it was a kids game". "Besides we could use the fresh air" Susan said trying to sound happy. "Like there's not any air inside" Edmund mumbled under his breath. This time Edmund was ready to hit. Peter threw it. Edmund smacked the ball. *CRASH*. Oh no.
*We all run inside*
"Well done Ed". "You bowled it!" Edmund spat. I heard voices. "The Macready!" Susan gasped. We ran to find a place to hide. Most of the doors were locked. We finally found an open door. It was the spare room. Edmund went for the wardrobe. Peter and Susan were arguing about going in. I heard the foot steps getting closer. "Just go!" I hissed.
We all stuffed ourselves into the wardrobe."Hey!". "Ow!". "You're on my foot!". "Peter!". "Stop pushing!". Peter and Susan feel back. They landed in soft snow. They got up and stared in amazement."Don't worry. I'm sure it's just your imagination! " Lucy teased. "I suppose saying we're sorry won't cover it, would it?" Peter asked. "No..." *SMACK*. "But that might" Lucy said smacking Peter with a snowball. Then we all started a snowball fight. Eveyone but Edmund. Susan threw another snowball and it hit Ed's arm. "Ow!". " You little lier!" Peter said finally noticing Ed. "You didn't believe her either!". "Apologize to Lucy" Peter demanded. Peter and Edmund fought for a few seconds until Edmund finally said "Alright! I'm sorry". "It's alright. Some people just don't know when to stop pretending" Lucy said smiling."Very funny" Edmund said sarcastically.
"Do you think we should head back?" Susan asked. "Well we could at least look around a little" Edmund said. "I think Lucy should decide" Peter said. "I second it". "I want you all to meet Mr. Tumnus". "Mr. Tumnus it is then".Soon we found ourselves walking to Mr. Tumnus's house. Lucy talked all about him and led the way. "And there'll be tea, and cakes and...". " What is it Lu?". I looked up and saw the door to Mr. Tumnus's house was banged apart. Lucy gasped and ran towards the house. " Lu?" this was no accident. The was the White Witch's doing.
The house was in shambles. Broken plates and cups and torn furniture. A piece of paper was nailed to the wall. "Faun Tumnus, is under arrest for high treason, against her imperial majesty Jadis, queen of Narnia, Chatelaine of Cair Paravel, Empress of the Lone Islands, also said for comforting her majesties enemies,harboring spies,and fraternizing with humans. Signed Maugrim,captain of the secret police. Long live the queen" Peter read. "Now we should really go back" Susan protested. "But we have to help!" Lucy cried. "This is out of our hands" Peter testified. "How do we know if we don't try?" I said siding with Lucy. "He got in trouble just for being with a human". "Maybe we should call the police" Peter suggested. "These are the police smart one" I said. "Don't worry 'll find a way". "Way should we?" I whirled around to face Edmund. "I mean he's a criminal" he finished. "Edmund!"
"Pssst"
A bird land on a branch behind us. "Did that bird just "psst" us?" Susan asked. We went outside. We cautiously walked towards a mound of snow. In a magical land, who know what it would be.
"It's a beaver" Lucy said.
I tilted my head. "Here boy *click* *click*" Peter said trying to cox it into coming. When it was finally about a foot away Peter held out his hand.
"I ain't gonna smell it if that's what you want"
I jumped slightly. "Lucy Pevensie" it said. He held out a handkerchief for her. "It's the hanky I gave to Mr...". "Tumnus" he finished for Lucy. "He gave it to me just before they toke him". "Is he alright" Lucy asked. "Not here. Let's go someplace else" the beaver motioned a direction. "He means the trees" Lucy said answering their confused looks.
We started following. "Peter! What are you doing?" Susan said grabbing his arm. "She's right. I mean how do we know we can trust him?" Edmund asked. "He says he knows the faun". "He's a beaver. He's not suppose to say anything" Susan said logically. "Is everything alright?" the beaver asked. "Yes" I said and started walking towards him; Lucy followed. "Well come on" I said.
"What a beautiful dam" Lucy exclaimed once we reached Beaver's house. "Mearly a trifle".
"Beaver is that you? If I found out you've been out with Badger again. I'll...Oh those aren't badgers" Mrs. Beaver said once she saw us. "You could have at least given me 10 minutes warning" she said while brushing down her fur. "I would have given you a week if I thought it would help" Mr. Beaver joked. Everyone else walked inside. Edmund turned around at look towards the mountains. Where the castle of the White Witch was. "Enjoying the scenery are we?" Mr. Beaver said clearly missing what Ed was thinking. I got it now. Edmund was the one who told the White Witch. That's where he was when he was in Narnia.
"Fish and chips?" Mrs. Beaver said snapping me out of my thoughts. "Is there anything we can do about Mr. Tumnus?" Peter asked. "Well there's hope" Mrs. Beaver said trying to lighten the mood. "There's a load of hope"Mr. Beaver exclaimed. "Aslan is on the move". "Who's Aslan?" Edmund asked. "*HA* *HA* Who's Aslan! You cheaky little blight" Mr. Beaver laughed. Mr. Beaver nudged him. "You don't know who he is do you?" Mr. Beaver asked. "Well we haven't exactly been here very long" Peter said. "Well he's only the king of the woods. Top geezer! The real king of Narnia!" he exclaimed. "He's been away for a long time" Mrs. Beaver explained. "Now he's back and he's waiting for you at the Stone table". "Waiting for us?". "You're plumbing joking. They don't even know about the prophecy!". "Well then tell them" Mrs. Beaver said. "Aslan's return. Tumnus's arrest. The secret police. It's all happening because of you!". "You're blaming us?" my thoughts exactly. "No not blaming. Thanking you" Mrs. Beaver said.
"There's a prophecy. When Adam's flesh and Adam's bone sits on Cair Paravel, the evil times will be over and done" Mr. Beaver said. "You know that doesn't really rhyme" Susan said. That's not the point. "Yeah,yeah I know but you're missing the point!" Beaver said.
"It has long been told that 2 sons of Adam,2 daughters of Eve and one half-blood will defeat the White Witch and restore peace to Narnia" Mrs. Beaver explained. "Half-blood?" Edmund asked. "She means me" I said. He gave me a confused look. "It has also been foretold that the half-blood will be the protector of our land including a protector of our kings and queens" Mrs. Beaver said. "She's said to be the human daughter of the noble phoenix, Ambluz. Said to have her on wings" Mr. Beaver said showing us a drawing.
It was me! I was wearing a suit of black,silver, and red armor. A golden handled sword at my hip and a golden crown on my really caught my eye was the pair of crimson-orange wings on her back. They were huge. They reach her feet when they were folded.
"And you think we're the ones?". "You better because Aslan's already got your army figured out" Mr. Beaver said. "Our army?". "Mum sent us away so we wouldn't get caught up a war". "I think you're mistaken...We're not heros". 'We're from Finchely!" Susan said. "But you can't just leave!" Mr. Beaver protested. "He's right we have to help Mr. Tumnus" Lucy whined. "It's out of our hands. Thank you for your hospitality but we really must leave. Ed?" Peter said.
I turned around. Edmund was gone. "I'm gonna kill him" Peter said. " You may not have to. Has Edmund ever been to Narnia before?" Mr . Beaver asked.
