Bravely Gentle

04

The five ran through the halls and eventually ran into the spare room. Edmund immediately rushed to the wardrobe and opened the doors. "Come on!"

Susan let out a scoff. "You've got to be joking."

Peter and Andrew ordered, "Go!"

They walked into the wardrobe and started shoving each other, wading their way through the coats.

"Get back!" Susan yelled in a whisper.

The pushing continued and Peter, Andrew and Susan landed backwards on the snow. When they stood, they looked around and Susan muttered, "Impossible!"

Lucy smirked at her sister. "Don't worry, it's probably just your imagination."

Peter glanced at his youngest sister. "I... I don't suppose saying we're sorry would quite cover it?"

"No, it wouldn't. But that might!" Lucy cried as she threw a snowball at him.

Immediately, Peter threw a snowball back at Lucy and soon, four of them, excluding Edmund, were involved in a snowball fight. Susan threw a snowball at Edmund and it hit his shoulder. He rubbed it and shouted, "Ow! Stop it!"

"You little liar!" Peter cried.

"You didn't believe her either!"

Peter stepped closer to his brother. "Apologise to her. Say you're sorry!"

Edmund frowned at Lucy. "All right! I'm sorry."

Lucy shot him a wide smirk. "That's all right. Some little children just don't know when to stop pretending."

"Oh, very funny."

"Maybe we should go back," Susan suggested.

"Can't we at least take a look around?"

"I think Lucy must decide!" Peter decided.

Andrew nodded. "I agree. Lucy, where shall our journey take us?"

Lucy grinned and said, "I'd like you all to meet Mr. Tumnus."

"Mr. Tumnus it is, then," Peter said.

Susan stared at herself. "We can't just walk around like this."

Peter returned moments later with five heavy coats. Susan frowned. "Peter, they don't belong to us."

"Well, I don't think the professor will mind," Peter told her. "And if you think about it logically, we aren't even taking them from the wardrobe."

Susan glared at Peter as he handed Edmund a grey feminine coat. "But it's a girl's coat!" Edmund protested.

"I know," Peter said with a nod.

Lucy was ahead of everyone else and was rambling about all the things they'd do once they reached Mr. Tumnus'. She stopped abruptly and ran into the house.

"Lucy!" Peter called as the four ran after her.

Glass crunched beneath their feet.

Susan said, "Peter. What is that on the wall?"

Peter ripped the note off of the wall and began reading aloud. "The faun Tumnus is under arrest for High Treason against her Imperial Majesty Jadis, Queen of Narnia, comforting her enemies and fraternising with Humans. Signed, Maugrim, captain of the Secret Police, Long live the Queen."

Susan's voice took on a tone of fear. "Now we really should go."

"But we have to help him!" Lucy cried.

"It's out of our hands now, Lu," Peter replied.

Lucy shook her head. "No, you two don't get it! I'm the human! She must have found out he helped me!"