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-"What's it going to be Empress?" Maurgrim growled. Veronica couldn't lie, for she was similar to Aslan, they were both 'good'.
-"Up…Up north." She said sadly. The wolf threw Fox into the snow, and the others ran north…It was not a lie, for the humans where up in a tree and in the north direction. Maugrim was just too stupid to realiaze that. Veronica ran towards Fox and knelt beside him, she took him in his arms and yelled to the others in the tree that it was safe to come down. They followed her to a safe part of the village.
-"I'll take care of him." Stated Mrs. Beaver who came and started stitching Fox up where he was bitten.
-"It's getting colder, and dark." Susan said to Peter.
-"I'll go gather some wood…"Veronica said before leaving the group, while Peter walked into Badgers house. She walked for some time and found some tree branches and twigs. She gathered them, only she couldn't take a lot. They would break and form new twigs. She was beginning to get frustrated. "Come on!" but they would break even more. "Forget this!" and she threw the branches on the forest floor. She slid down a frozen tree bark and covered her eyes.
As soon as she covered her eyes she heard laughing. She looked up only to see a blurry figure; she squinted her eyes and saw Peter laughing, and she was blushing.
-"How much did you see?" she asked sheepishly. He only laughed harder.
-"All of it." He said trying to stop. She got up and stared at the wood. "They started it." She said defensively.
-"Yeah, so you finished it?" he said still laughing, as he walked towards her. She only rolled her eyes.
-"You're going to be finished, if you don't shut up." She said teasingly, but in an angry tone. He finally stopped not because she threatened him, but realized he made her upset.
-" I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you upset." He said coming closer. She looked at him, swearing she could see him blushing and his ears were red. She couldn't help but laugh.
-"What's so funny?" Peter questioned. She only shook her head. "It's nothing…" finally getting control of herself, she gathered what she could of the wood.
-"Why are you gathering wood?" he asked. She looked up at him confused.
-"Its to keep us warm, come on Peter, surely you know that." He nodded his head smiling. The way he smiled caught her attention, it was a mixture of mischievous, and happiness. She rose from the ground caring the stack of wood. She looked at him cautiously.
-"Why are you smiling?" she said slowly.
-"I found wood in Badgers house. Susan and Lucy already got a fire going." He said chuckling to himself.
She opened her mouth to respond but shut it only to throw the wood back onto the ground.
-" Could have mentioned that earlier!" she said hitting him. He knew it make her feel better if he pretended it hurt, although it didn't. "Come on." She said laughing knowing he was a terrible actor.
They made their way to the campsite; they found Mr. Beaver passing food to Susan and Lucy and Mrs. Beaver was mending Fox.
-" 'Bout time you lot showed up." Mr. Beaver said as Veronica and Peter came into view. Lucy was smiling and Susan looked tired.
-"Did you find anything?" she asked aiming her question to Peter.
-"No…but I did find a laugh" he said looking at Veronica.
-" Oh, shut up." she said quickly. Veronica sat on Lucy's left while Peter sat on Susan's right.
-"Are you all right?" Lucy asked Fox. He only chuckled.
-"Oh I wish I could say their bark was worse than their bite." Mrs. Beaver had accidentally poked him with the needle, which caused him to yelp.
-"Oh, stop squirming, your worse than Beaver on bath day." She replied. Mr. Beaver only shook his head
-"Worse day of the year." The others laughed at his remark. Fox got up and shook his fur.
-"Well, that's all the cure I have time for."
-"You're leaving?" Lucy asked a little disappointed. Veronica felt disappointed also; she was beginning to like Fox.
-"It has been a pleasure my Queen and a honor." He said bowing to her. "But time is short and Aslan and the Empress have asked me to gather more troops." The beavers quickly started to bombard him with questions.
-"You've seen them?"
-"What are they like?"
Fox chose to answer the second question. He stared at Veronica and then to the two beavers.
-"Like everything we heard of." Veronica felt flattered at his remark.
He definitely reached a new level of respect with me: she thought.
-"… You'll be happy to have them fight alongside you, in the battle with the witch." Fox told Peter, who began to look confused, but knowing Susan, she had to say something.
-"But were not going to fight any witch." Fox looked amazed at the respond, he turned to Peter again and questioned him.
-"Surely, King Peter?" Fox turned to Veronica who nodded and then back to Peter.
-" Peter…" Veronica started slowly " They can't go to war with out you." He looked up at her and then at the fire…He threw a twig into the fire and responded.
-"We just want our brother back." Fox nodded knowing he wasn't going to get any other answer.
He bowed to the three Pevensie children and walked past Veronica brushing his tail against her leg, gesturing for her to follow. She stared at him and then at the group.
-"I'm going to see Fox off." She said quickly getting up.
-"Shouldn't we come with you?" Peter asked already beginning to get up. But before he could get halfway up he was stopped.
-"No!" she said quickly " I-I-I'll be all right." And walked off with Fox. Fox made sure they were out of earshot.
-"Your majesty, what do you plan on doing? There not going to help!" he said quickly and worried. Veronica kneeled down to Fox's height.
-"Don't worry, He- I mean they'll help." She said correcting herself. Fox stared at her with a puzzled look.
-"Your majesty is falling for King Peter? Is she not?" it was not a teasing question but rather serious one. " Your majesty knows she must fall for him, due to the curse."
-" I know!" she said. " As much as I want to fall for him I can't!" frustrated.
-"Your majesty, think what will happen if you don't!" She shut her eyes in hurt.
-"I know what will happen Fox, there is a curse that must be pierced in the end. I was there when it was given to me, but it's for that very reason I know I can't." Fox couldn't believe she was saying this.
-" Your majesty, what is the reason?" she opened her eyes which glistened with the moonlight.
-" If I fall for him, I complete the curse. Yes?" Fox only nodded. " So, if I complete the curse, I leave him heart broken I can'-"
-" My lady, it's all part of the prophecy, you will have to do it in the end." He said sadly.
She chuckled to herself.
-"You know, it's funny…there I was going on about love…when truth be told…" she looked at Peter and sighed, "I will never get to keep it."
-"Your majesty, it's the only way to ensure their and our survival." She grew angry all of sudden.
-"But that's just it! I complete this curse either way! His love," she pointed at Peter " Is just a tool! And I don't want that for him! I don't want him to be hurt just because I used him!"
-"Unless you love him back," Fox replied calmly
-"What?" she was taken back by the response.
-"You love him, yes? Then the curse will have a meaning. So tell him, before it's to late…Narnia will need you again, and so will he… Excuse me your majesty, I take my leave." And with that fox ran off into the night. Veronica looked back at Peter, she could see him concerned and worried. She shook her head and fell onto the snow.
-"Oh, Aslan. Help me, I can't do this alone." She stayed there for sometime until she decided to go back.
-"Everything all right?" Lucy asked worried. Veronica put on a fake smile and nodded.
-"Yes." She responded. Peter looked at her reading her facial expressions but she was too good at hiding her feelings, not even her eyes or voice showed what she was feeling. Susan followed Peter's gaze. She knew Veronica to well,
-"Well we should all go to bed. Come on Lu." Susan took Lucy and they laid on the right side of the fire. Veronica laid on the snow floor, with her back to the others. She could feel Peters' gaze but she shook it off.
Morning came all to quick for Veronica. They had a small quick breakfast and began their journey to the stone table. They walked for some time in the snow. 'Squish, squish' is all you could hear during their silence. Around midmorning, veronica began to feel weird inside.
She saw a stick and grabbed it for support but what she saw appeared to be a dungeon but only made out of ice. She was in rage.
-"My police tore that dam apart." She said harshly staring at Peter. They looked confused,
-"What is she talking about?" Susan asked Mr. Beaver
-"…Your little family, are no where to be found." Veronica said still talking to Peter. Peter however, just looked at her confused until she grabbed his shirt. She lifted him an inch off the ground.
-"Where did they go?" she continued
-"What are you talking about?" Peter asked in shock
-"Then you are no further use to me." She released him only for him to fall on the snow.
She lifted the stick as if it was a wand only to be stopped.
-"What in Aslan are you doing?" cried Mr. Beaver
-"Aslan?" she said in a frightful tone "Where?" She looked to her left as if someone was talking to her and then asked again in a warning tone "Where is Aslan" she told Peter.
-"Guard! Release the faun."
-" Mr. Tumnus!" Lucy said in a shocked tone.
-"… Do you know why you're here faun? You're here, because he…" she pointed the stick at Peter " turned you in…for sweeties. Take him upstairs, and ready my sleigh. Edmund misses his family." Peter's eyes went wide. He realized he was Edmund…
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