Sorry I haven't updated in like, months. I know, I'm a piece of shit, with severe commitment issues, but hey, at least I'm doing it now.

Disclaimer: I don't own Narnia, blah blah blah. You know, the likes.


The chill wind bit at her cheeks as Eli ran through the forest she had called home for so many years. Memories flooded through her mind before she quickly shook them away. A queen had just arrived for the first time in over a century, she couldn't become distracted by such foolish thoughts. Taking care to keep her face concealed at all times, Eli swiftly approached Lantern Waste.

Coming up on the familiar area, the young woman slowed her pace as she noticed to figures. The first, a faun, clad in a red scarf, with an umbrella and multiple packages in hand. The second, a small girl, no older than the tender age of twelve, she presumed. 'So this is her' Eli thought to herself. 'Finally, after all this time.' a small smile made it's way onto her face. Taking a deep breath, she stepped into view.

"Ah!" the two let out synchronized shrieks. Eli put her hands up, signaling that she meant no harm. "Hey, don't worry. I'm friendly." she let out lightly. The closer she got, the more details Eli was able to point out on the young queen. Her short brown hair fell just below her ears, and her nose was spotted with the cutest little freckles. Her brown eyes were wide, naturally giving her that pouting look. Overall, Eli found the future queen of Narnia utterly adorable.

"Who are you?" the little one inquired, curiosity laced in her small voice. Eli let out a chuckle. "My name is Elia, but I prefer Eli." She said as she pulled down her hood, letting her long, blonde braid all over her shoulder. The younger one nodded for a minute, before sticking her hand out. "I'm Lucy Pevensie." she spoke with an infectious smile. Looking down at the young girl's hand, Eli thought for a moment. It seemed like such a foreign gesture, shaking someone's hand. It was something she hadn't done for centuries, but nonetheless, she smiled at the younger girl, whom she had already grown attached to, and shook her hand.

Lucy seemed shocked for a moment, for she had attempted said gesture with Mr. Tumnus only a few moments ago, and he was completely clueless as to what she was doing. And yet here was this girl, more woman than not, who understood the gesture perfectly. She shrugged it off though, and turned to the faun, who had been watching the scenario play out with wide eyes.

"This is Mr. Tumnus," Lucy spoke to Eli, gesturing to the faun. "He had just finished inviting me for tea at his home." Suddenly, a thought jumped into Lucy's head. "Eli," she began. "Would you like to join us?" she asked with hopeful eyes. She wanted to know more about the woman standing before her. "O-oh I'm s-sure she has o-other t-thin–" Mr. Tumnus began. "Actually," Eli interrupted, furrowing her brow ever so slightly. "I would love to." While Lucy squealed in excitement, Eli was more focused on the faun, whose heart she could hear beating slightly faster than what was normal. Keeping this in mind, she decided she would have to make sure to watch the seemingly harmless faun. Putting on a smile, Mr. Tumnus offered his arm to Lucy, and began to lead them to his home. Taking one last look around, Eli pulled up the hood of her cloak, before following.


"Here we are." Tumnus announced as they approached a small cave. Taking a quick glance around, Eli quickly scurried Lucy and herself into the faun's home. It was a cozy little place, carpets lining the floor, and lanterns lighting up the room. It was filled with books, and pictures, and welcomed all who entered. Lucy's face lit up at the sight, before noticing one of the pictures.

"A-ah." the faun stuttered. "That, is my father." he spoke lovingly. "He has a nice face." Lucy remarked. Looking over Lucy's shoulder, Eli inspected the picture. "You two look quite alike. Although, I guess that's to be expected." she chuckled. "Oh, no." Tumnus spoke, his tone suddenly becoming quite sad. "I'm afraid I'm not much like my father at all." Lucy merely shrugged off the comment, while Eli kept in mind his comment. The faun seemed nice enough, but in her long lifetime, Eli had learned to notice anything, and everything. Shaking her head, she came back around as she heard Tumnus speak. "–Before this dreadful winter."

"Winter's not all bad." Lucy responded. "There's ice skating," she spoke as she fiddled with several books. "snowball fights. Oh, and Christmas!"she exclaimed excitedly. Eli shook her head. "There hasn't been a Christmas in Narnia for over one hundred years." she spoke sadly. Oh how she missed the days when there was not a single, sad soul in all of Narnia.

Lucy gasped. "What? No presents for one hundred years?" shock spread through her voice. The elder girl let out a chuckle. "While presents are lovely and all," she began as Tumnus presented her and Lucy cups of tea. "My favorite part of Christmas was when I would walk through the forest, and hear the breeze sing tales of wonder, and joy, and I'd see the trees dance and sway to those songs. It was as if it were something, from a dream." Lucy stared up at the girl, eyes wide in wonder, while Eli allowed a soft smile to spread across her face.

Tumnus sighed in content, for he too remembered such times. "It's been a long winter. But you would have loved Narnia in the summer." He spoke as he shook his head lightly. Eli couldn't help but nod her head in agreement. Tumnus and Lucy took seats by the fire, but Eli remained standing. "We fauns, danced with the dryads all night, and we never grew tired." he spoke as he poured some milk into Lucy's tea. "The music, Ah! Such music." he exclaimed. "It was the most beautiful thing I'd ever heard." Eli chimed in.

A thought came to Mr. Tumnus's mind. "Would you like to hear some?" he asked the young girl who sat before him, trying his best to ignore the suspicious glances the elder girl threw at him. Lucy nodded her head eagerly as he picked up a pipe of sorts. Setting her tea cup down, Eli placed a protective hand on the child's shoulder, no one seemed to notice.

"Now," Tumnus began as he nervously fidgeted with the pipe. "Are you familiar with any Narnian lullabies?" he directed towards the smallest Daughter of Eve. Lucy shook her head no, while Eli grew more suspicious by the second. The faun let out a small sigh of relief, momentarily forgetting about the other person in the room. "Good, because this," he started as he brought the pipe to his mouth. "probably won't sound anything like one." And with that, he began to play.

An eerily calming melody sounded as Tumnus expertly played the tune. Eli tensed up at the sound, fighting the urge to shut her eyes. Seeing Lucy turn towards the fire she did the same, and heard Lucy let out a gasp as she watched the images that appeared in the flames. They showed battles, and centaurs riding along side each other, and Eli felt Lucy start to slouch underneath her touch. Realizing what was happening, she smacked the pipe out of his hands as a lion formed in the flames, and let out a mighty roar, but the damage had already been done. Lucy was fast asleep.

"What have you done?" Eli ground out between her teeth as she turned to look at the cowering faun. "I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry." he said repeatedly as he cowered in the corner. Shaking her head, Eli began to shake the young girl awake, being sure to not move her too roughly. Lucy groaned as she slowly opened her eyes. Seeing the elder girl's panicked face, she groggily spoke. "What happened?" Eli spoke rather quickly in response. "Lucy, listen to me very carefully, we HAVE to go. Now. It's not safe for you here."

Lucy turned, just noticing the faun she called a friend looking rather troubled. "Mr. Tumnus?" she asked worriedly. "What's wrong?" "I'm such an awful faun." he spoke, barely above a whisper. Eli repeatedly gazed around, making sure no one was approaching while she waited for Lucy. "You're the nicest faun I've ever met." Lucy spoke softly to her friend. "I'm sure you couldn't have done anything all that bad." Mr. Tumnus shook his head in response. "It's not something I've done, it's something I'm doing." Lucy craned her head in confusion. "He's kidnapping you." Eli spoke softly, laying a hand on the young girl she had grown to care for in the short time she had known her. Lucy shook her head, turning back to the faun, eyes wide in disbelief.

"The White Witch," Tumnus spoke shakily. "she's the one who makes it always winter. She said if we came across any humans, we-we're supposed to turn them in to her." "But, but, you wouldn't." Lucy spoke on the verge of tears as she grabbed onto Eli's hand for comfort. "I thought you were our friend." she said, disappointment evident in her voice. Mr. Tumnus suddenly straightened up. "Come on," he spoke as he stood. Eli stepped in front of Lucy, and gazed into his eyes. And there, she saw guilt, sadness, but most of all, determination.

With a quick nod of her head, she turned around, and dropped to Lucy's level. "Here," she spoke as she pulled off her black cloak. "Put this on. This way no one will see you." She finished as she swung it over the girl's shoulders, and pulled up the hood to cover her face. Standing to her full height, she and Mr. Tumnus each grabbed one of the girl's hands, before rushing out the door.


"The Witch may already know your here." The faun spoke as they drew closer to Lantern Waste. "Her spies are everywhere." Eli quickened her pace as she held onto her companions. "Even some of the trees are on her side." she spoke softly. Mr. Tumnus suddenly halted as they reached the lantern. "Do you think you can find you're way back from here?" he asked pointedly. "I'll make sure she gets back." Eli spoke protectively, softly patting the faun's shoulder.

"Will you be alright?" Lucy asked, before the faun broke down into tears. Handing him her hankie, Lucy helped him wipe away the tears. "I'm sorry." he said as she attempted to calm him. "I'm so sorry." he sniffed his nose. "It's alright, Tumnus." Eli spoke softly, lightly rubbing his shoulder in a comforting manner. He nodded at her, before turning back to Lucy. "Here," he said as he attempted to give the younger girl back her hankie. "Keep it." Lucy responded while lightly chuckling. "You need it more than I do." Eli smiled softly as she watched their exchange.

Tumnus chuckled as he stared at the young girl's face. "No matter what happens, Lucy Pevensie, I am glad to have met you." He turned to face Eli. "And you, Eli. You both have made me feel warmer than I have in one hundred years." Eli came up behind Lucy as she stared at them both lovingly. "And I you, Tumnus the faun. May we meet again." Lucy sniffled lightly. Tumnus tapped her nose, before sending them off. "Now go," he said urgently. "Go!" And with that, Eli once again grabbed Lucy's hand, and fled.

When they approached the spot where Lucy had entered Narnia, she stopped and turned to Eli. She wrapped her arms around the older girl in a death like grip, not wanting to part from her. "Lucy," she said lightly. "You have to go. Don't worry. I'll watch over Tumnus. I won't let anything happen to him." she spoke, answering the girls unspoken worries. "Thank you." Lucy said, looking up at the girl. "Here's your cloak back." Taking back her cloak, Eli swung it over her shoulders, and smiled down at the girl. "Will I see you again?" Lucy questioned in a quivering voice. Bending down to one knee, Eli looked Lucy straight into her eyes. "As long as you are in Narnia, Lucy Pevensie, I will always, be able to find you." she spoke firmly, before pulling the young girl into another quick embrace. Separating, she nodded towards the entrance. "Go. I look forward to seeing you again." Lucy smiled, before running to in to the trees. Standing once again, Eli gave one sparing glance to the trees, and seeing Lucy nowhere to be found, she pulled up her hood, and ran into the forest once more.


Hey, so I finally updated this thing. There's no excuse for why it took so long, I'm just a lazy piece of shit. Hope you enjoyed. I'll try to update soon, and by soon I mean not after months of procrastinating. Let me know what you thought. See ya!