MrBob
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I finally have chapter 1 of my Legacy story ready. I am still working on Ch. 2.
Chapter 1
A year had passed. One whole Narnian year had passed since the coronation of Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. They were still fighting the remains of the White Witch’s army, but the battles were becoming less frequent. Except for the battles, the four Pevensies had not left their Cair Paravel. It was not as if they minded, of course. Cair Paravel was a wonderful place to live.
Queen Lucy, however, had a sense of adventure that drove her. It was that sense of adventure that led her to explore Narnia when she first found herself there and met up with her first friend in Narnia, Mr. Tumnus. It was this sense of adventure that now was beckoning her to travel from Cair Paravel for a while. "Well, you know you are always welcome at my home." Mr. Tumnus told her after she explained to him how much she wanted to go traveling somewhere.
Queen Lucy and Mr. Tumnus, who had been made a Lord of Narnia by Queen Lucy herself, were walking along the beach near the castle. She stopped with a sudden burst of excitement. "That’s perfect." she exclaimed as the plans were forming in her head. "We could leave next week after the Terabinthian delegation takes their leave. I could stay a month at your home and we could..." she stopped in mid sentence feeling she shouldn’t be deciding on her own. "I do hope a month isn’t too long."
Mr. Tumnus graciously bowed to her. "My Queen, you could stay a year and not be a bother to me. Just as you have generously allowed me to stay here for so long, my house is equally available to you at any time."
"Wonderful!" Lucy called out excitedly. She bounded over to Mr. Tumnus and nearly jumped into his arms giving him a big hug. She let go and then became a bit more serious, "Now to get Peter’s permission."
"I don’t foresee that being a problem." Mr. Tumnus stated positively.
"I hope you are right, Mr. Tumnus." she responded in a hopeful manner.
The young queen was nervous to ask her brother, the High King and waited until after dinner, which she barely ate. She found him a few hours later in his room as he was preparing to turn in for the night. Lucy was in her own nightclothes and entered his residence when he saw her lingering in the hall. "Hey Lu, what’s up?" Their residences were nearly as large as their entire house was in London and she went to sit on an armchair which was on the far side. Peter followed her and sat next to her, noticing her nervousness.
"Peter, it’s been over a year now since we were crowned." Lucy was trying to remember the script she had in her head. "And we haven’t even explored much of Narnia."
"Well, it has been hard with the battles." Peter reminded her. She knew and that was part of what she was going to say, but she continued.
"Yes, but now it is much safer. I’ve been talking with Mr. Tumnus and we made some plans." She gave a nervous pause before continuing, "After the Terabinthians take their leave from their visit next week, I would like to take a month off to stay with Mr. Tumnus at his house. We haven’t been there since we first came into Narnia. I would love to see what else is in that area."
Peter did not need much time to think it over. "You know, that is a great idea, Luce. I think a vacation for each of us would be great. I’ll talk with the others about what they would like to do." As Peter was saying this, she was afraid he would put off her own plans. That is until he looked right at her with his special smile that he reserved just for his youngest sister. "And since you thought of it first and already have plans, you can go first."
Lucy was so excited that she just hugged her big brother happily. "Oh thank you, thank you Peter!" She hurried back down to her residence, bounding with such an excited gait. She could barely get any sleep that night thinking about all of the many things she wanted to do. Every time she had an idea, she would write it down, the light of the moon illuminating her parchment.
The days that followed were spent with Mr. Tumnus going over all the plans and doing some preliminary packing. "My queen," he said to Lucy, "If it would be fine with you, I would like to go to my house and prepare it for your arrival. I shall endeavor to be back here in time for the arrival of the Terabinthian delegation."
"You better." she giggled. "You swore that you would be at my side at the reception."
"Oh, and wouldn’t it be so terrible if I were late to that!" he exclaimed mockingly. Lucy got another laugh out of that, lightly punching him in the arm. Tumnus then got a little more serious, "If you have anything ready, I can bring some of your belongings to my house. That way, we will have less to carry on the trip."
"Wonderful idea, Mr. Tumnus. I do have some clothes for the month." Lucy had already packed up a few dresses and more utilitarian clothing that would be better suited for exploration. She had to leave herself her really good clothes for the visiting dignitaries. That day, Tumnus left for his home.
Chapter 1
A year had passed. One whole Narnian year had passed since the coronation of Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. They were still fighting the remains of the White Witch’s army, but the battles were becoming less frequent. Except for the battles, the four Pevensies had not left their Cair Paravel. It was not as if they minded, of course. Cair Paravel was a wonderful place to live.
Queen Lucy, however, had a sense of adventure that drove her. It was that sense of adventure that led her to explore Narnia when she first found herself there and met up with her first friend in Narnia, Mr. Tumnus. It was this sense of adventure that now was beckoning her to travel from Cair Paravel for a while. "Well, you know you are always welcome at my home." Mr. Tumnus told her after she explained to him how much she wanted to go traveling somewhere.
Queen Lucy and Mr. Tumnus, who had been made a Lord of Narnia by Queen Lucy herself, were walking along the beach near the castle. She stopped with a sudden burst of excitement. "That’s perfect." she exclaimed as the plans were forming in her head. "We could leave next week after the Terabinthian delegation takes their leave. I could stay a month at your home and we could..." she stopped in mid sentence feeling she shouldn’t be deciding on her own. "I do hope a month isn’t too long."
Mr. Tumnus graciously bowed to her. "My Queen, you could stay a year and not be a bother to me. Just as you have generously allowed me to stay here for so long, my house is equally available to you at any time."
"Wonderful!" Lucy called out excitedly. She bounded over to Mr. Tumnus and nearly jumped into his arms giving him a big hug. She let go and then became a bit more serious, "Now to get Peter’s permission."
"I don’t foresee that being a problem." Mr. Tumnus stated positively.
"I hope you are right, Mr. Tumnus." she responded in a hopeful manner.
The young queen was nervous to ask her brother, the High King and waited until after dinner, which she barely ate. She found him a few hours later in his room as he was preparing to turn in for the night. Lucy was in her own nightclothes and entered his residence when he saw her lingering in the hall. "Hey Lu, what’s up?" Their residences were nearly as large as their entire house was in London and she went to sit on an armchair which was on the far side. Peter followed her and sat next to her, noticing her nervousness.
"Peter, it’s been over a year now since we were crowned." Lucy was trying to remember the script she had in her head. "And we haven’t even explored much of Narnia."
"Well, it has been hard with the battles." Peter reminded her. She knew and that was part of what she was going to say, but she continued.
"Yes, but now it is much safer. I’ve been talking with Mr. Tumnus and we made some plans." She gave a nervous pause before continuing, "After the Terabinthians take their leave from their visit next week, I would like to take a month off to stay with Mr. Tumnus at his house. We haven’t been there since we first came into Narnia. I would love to see what else is in that area."
Peter did not need much time to think it over. "You know, that is a great idea, Luce. I think a vacation for each of us would be great. I’ll talk with the others about what they would like to do." As Peter was saying this, she was afraid he would put off her own plans. That is until he looked right at her with his special smile that he reserved just for his youngest sister. "And since you thought of it first and already have plans, you can go first."
Lucy was so excited that she just hugged her big brother happily. "Oh thank you, thank you Peter!" She hurried back down to her residence, bounding with such an excited gait. She could barely get any sleep that night thinking about all of the many things she wanted to do. Every time she had an idea, she would write it down, the light of the moon illuminating her parchment.
The days that followed were spent with Mr. Tumnus going over all the plans and doing some preliminary packing. "My queen," he said to Lucy, "If it would be fine with you, I would like to go to my house and prepare it for your arrival. I shall endeavor to be back here in time for the arrival of the Terabinthian delegation."
"You better." she giggled. "You swore that you would be at my side at the reception."
"Oh, and wouldn’t it be so terrible if I were late to that!" he exclaimed mockingly. Lucy got another laugh out of that, lightly punching him in the arm. Tumnus then got a little more serious, "If you have anything ready, I can bring some of your belongings to my house. That way, we will have less to carry on the trip."
"Wonderful idea, Mr. Tumnus. I do have some clothes for the month." Lucy had already packed up a few dresses and more utilitarian clothing that would be better suited for exploration. She had to leave herself her really good clothes for the visiting dignitaries. That day, Tumnus left for his home.