Disclaimer- I was poor yesterday, I'm poor today and I'll probably be poor tomorrow.

Birds

Since the beginning of time birds have been thought to have a special connection with heaven and Earth because of their relationship with the sky. The Pevensie's are the birds of Narnia, not really belonging in Earth but not a Narnian by blood. This was a rare case where the four children had an untouchable connection with both places.

Peter, the eldest, was a pigeon. They were often used in war to send messages back and forth. He was fiercely loyal and brave to his family and kingdom but he also could overcome many life threatening situations against all odds. Without pigeons wars would have fallen to complete chaos. Not that war wasn't chaos before but this would be unorganized chaos. Peter, like every other person has his faults but the most important one was his overconfidence in his abilities. Subconsciously he felt as if he were invincible with his sword and shield and as long as everyone in his family was safe everything would be fine in the end. This fault was most severe in battle because he spent so much time worrying over his family he didn't bother keeping himself in check, he felt he didn't have to after all of his training. Those were the moments Peter was critically wounded if Edmund wasn't there to take the sword, arrow, or any other number of weapons for him. Between the two of them they must have used over half the cordial during their reign. Edmund probably used the majority of it for he was well aware of how his brother functioned so he was always close by should the need surrender his life so his brother may live a little longer. When Peter heard Edmund explain how he always knew when someone was trying to sneakily steal the elders life it brought his brother to tears. He trained for months on end until he finally realized no one was invincible. This was Peter's downfall but as a pigeon held everything together he held his family together and without him everything would fall apart.

Susan would be a swan, known for their grace, beauty and gentle nature. Swans are never ones to start a fight or get involved in them unless it involves their young. Susan never participated in wars unless she was severely needed or the battle was a result of harm coming to her siblings. However, the beauty of the swan is what is most remembered and mentioned in every nation. Just like the bird, Susan had suitors coming from all over the world after they heard stories of such a rare beauty living in Narnia but she always turned them down because no one could ever come before her siblings. Only once did a suitor almost win her heart, a prince who went by the name of Rabadash. Susan is normally very logical and smart but occasionally she becomes the black swan, tossed into a web of trickery and lies. Soon after she learned from her mistake and once again became white and pure. It was not until after her final trip to Narnia did she become the black swan again. She fell into her own lies, believing only what she could bare. She was not the pure white swan Aslan knew and loved so she could not be accepted into his country. Perhaps, though she will one day become the white swan again.

Edmund was an owl. Many cultures think of them as a bad omen bringing death and despair while others praise them for their wisdom. Edmund was the bringer of misfortune during his first trip to Narnia as he fell in league with the Witch. He willingly gave up his family for sweets and unknowingly put a war into action. After several years his reputation had changed from traitor and death bringer to the wise and just. Many people and animals asked for his advice and he was a supreme battle strategist. Even Kings from other far away nations sent letters searching for council in war and in their personal lives. Edmund often complained that he was a King not the Dear Abby Colum (1) in the morning paper but he still tried his best to help. Soon bringer of death was reattached to his name. As he grew stronger and began to perfect his swordsmanship many enemies feared his wrath because it was brought down upon them with coldness of ice with the fury of fire. None of his opponents lived to see the next day. Many nations grew to fear the owl.

Last but not least is Lucy who seemed to be best described by a parakeet. A parakeet is small and often underestimated just like Lucy and her seemingly innocent nature. They are courageous and loyal and never go down without a fight. Many of her opponents in battle have the same last words as they finally get a good look into the face of the five feet six inches of terror, "You're a…girl?" Thus ended their lives. Lucy never enjoyed killing, actually, she found it disturbing. Especially, when she thought it was just as possible, if not easier to help them heal and follow Aslan. At the same time she understood some things must be done and she would fight to the death for her country. Her friends and family saw an entirely different side of Lucy. Like a parakeet she was fun loving and knew how to brighten anyone's spirits. She was known as being the life of all of the balls and the sweetest person anyone could ever hope to know. Sometimes though, she would over estimate herself and got through long trials just to prove she wasn't a child. This was her down fall as Edmund's was his betrayal, Susan's loss of faith, and Peter's overconfidence. Her family often feared it would be her death as she would risk sneaking out in the middle of the night past the guards in order to join Edmund and Peter on a campaign. Even so the parakeet inside her warmed everyone's hearts and rarely led her astray.

A/N This was rather choppy to me and I had a hard time connecting the Pevensie's with their birds. I researched symbolism of birds and I thought I had pretty good personality matches (especially Edmund's if I may say so myself!) but I had a hard time thinking of back stories and it didn't feel like it flowed well at all. I guess I'll let you decide for you selves how it was!

1) This is an advice column in the newspaper, I don't know how many of you have it...

Love,

Hain