Ice and snow chapters 11-14

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Chapter 11:

"Lucy! Please wait1" I ran after her, going through a thicket, not caring thorns tore at my skin.
She didn't answer me as we reached the cave. Lucy tried to shove the logs but the logs were too heavy to lift for her.
I went to help her move them. She turned away, biting her lip.
I moved the logs then slowly walked into the cave and started to pack my things.
Lucy sniffed, starting to pack herself.
"Lucy, I really am sorry. I don't know what came over me," I bowed my head in shame.
She scoffed, looking up from her packing, "I ran when I heard those wolves. I just knew they were going to harass you. I knew it was likely they'd be on Zadis' side. I had to make sure you were safe. You were horrid earlier, Tumnus. First you yank my arm out of its socket then yell at me. I don't like being treated like rubbish," Lucy started to shove things in her pack.
I winced at her words. They felt worse than a blow would. What must she have felt when I had yelled at her so?
"I didn't mean   to do any of that. Something came over me. It was like I couldn't control myself," I lowered my head.
"What do you mean something came over you?" She practically spit at me. She had never used that tone of voice with me.  Even this was the first time we ever had a fight.  Sure we had little disagreements but never anything like this.
I stopped what I was doing and crouched down beside her, "Zadis put spell over me before we left Cair Paravel," I said slowly.
Lucy gave a reproachful laugh, "Oh so she made you mean earlier?" She pushed the bag away to look at me in the eyes.
I ignored her question, "Zadis put a spell on me or rather hypnotized me to--," I broke off, closing my eyes. I could not stand looking at her in the eyes and telling her awful fate which was in my own hands. She trusted me oh too much it hurt.
"You to what?" Lucy looked curious.
"To kill you, to take your life," I buried my face into my hands.
Lucy backed away stunned, though she did not run from me. She trusted me.
"That's it? You're not going to desert me?" I asked, bewildered, tears coming to my eyes.
"I trust you, Tumnus. I will never leave you, ever. I will die one day by someone. If not you   then by Zadis. At least if it's you, you will not be cruel to me. You'll get it over with quickly. I'm not afraid of death," Lucy smiled, sitting down beside me, "I don't   know where I'd be if it weren't for you," She hugged me.
"Spare Oom," I mumbled in her shoulder.
Lucy popped me on the back, indicating I shush up.

My thoughts then strayed to the wolves and Lance. It did not really surprise me that Lance went with the wolves. She was sort of odd to begin with.
And the wolves well would come upon us at first light no doubt and we had to make haste and at least try to escape to Archenland before then.
I got up quickly and grabbed my pack, attaching the bedroll to it. I then stomped out the fire.
Lucy got up also after finishing her own packing.

We left the cave hearing more howling.
We headed south for hours.
It was about the middle of the night when Lucy stumbled and fell in the snow, moaning, "I'm so tired. I don't think I can go any further."
I was also getting to the extreme point of tired but I tried to stay strong for Lucy's sake. I was not going to tell her I was dying because I was not killing her.
I collapsed beside her with a heavy sigh. My legs felt so heavy.
"Can we rest just a while?" Lucy said, copying my sigh as she rested her head on my shoulder.
"I think we can spare 30 minutes to an hour. We're not too far from the border," I replied, seeing her about to doze, "But I think--," I heard a faint snore come from her. I gave her a gentle nudge to wake her.
"Oh!" Lucy jumped awake.
"We should find somewhere besides here to rest then," I helped the half asleep Lucy up.

We found a grove of trees off the main path. There we put our bedrolls down and rested......

I opened my eyes to sunrise. I jumped up in horror, waking up Lucy, quickly.
She only blinked twice before she jumped up and rolled her bedroll back up quickly as did I.
We made haste, hearing wolves howling near us. I grabbed onto Lucy's hand and we ran.
We weren't too far from the border when Lucy cried, "Tumnus, you're going to fast! I can't keep up with you."
I had forgotten I was a whole lot faster than a human. I slowed my pace down, but not much. Just enough for her to keep up.
The wolves were close and very close by.
A few minutes later we saw a giant sized wall with a giant door. I though no one was around until I saw a giant beside the door.
I pulled Lucy back behind a tree. That giant did not look like it was on our side. He was dark looking.
"What ever you do, Lucy. Be careful. I don't think he's on our side," I told her, hinting that she put away her crown.
She took the hint and removed her crown and packed it in her pack.
She took my hand and we made our way toward the giant. Lucy did not have anything to worry about. Nobody would identify her as a runaway queen.
"Say who goes there?!" The giant barked at us.
Lucy shrank back against me in fright.
"This is Maiden Ranaya and my name is Shayii. We've come to enter the gates into Archenland.
"What a funny acquaintance. A girl and a faun. Just the description the Queen of Narnia told me to beware of," the giant vibrated the ground by his loud voice.
Lucy scoffed through her fear, "And who is this queen you speak of?"
I tightened my grip on her hand.
"Zadis the Black Witch," the giant replied.
I could feel Lucy's tension and anger through her hand.
"She is not the real queen of Narnia! I--!" she started.
I slapped my hand over her mouth to shush her up.
Unfortunately the giant saw me, "You two look mighty suspicious. You both fit the description of the runaway queen and her renounced bodyguard."
I stiffened as also Lucy.
"We will need to search through your packs," the giant signaled a Minotaur to search our packs.
Lucy jumped back after giving her pack over to the terrifying creature.
Oh no! The crown! We're Toast!
"What's this?!" The Minotaur roared angrily, holding out the crown.
Lucy just stared at him in fright and I almost put my arm around her to comfort her when the giant picked her up between his fingers.
Lucy screamed, clawing desperately to get away.
The Minotaur held me back from trying to help her, "Let her go!" I yelled up at the giant.
The giant ignored me and Lucy's ear piercing protests, "These are the enemies Queen Zadis wants. Bring in the Police, Adgarian," he ordered the Minotaur.
"Yes, Rockhart," Adgarian bowed and walked away.
Lucy was still struggling, "Let me go!" She screamed a final time.
I was afraid for her. That giant could crush her between his fingers!
"As you wish Maiden Ranaya or should I say Queen Lucy?" he opened his fingers and Lucy started slipping.
"Oh!" Lucy shut her eyes, knowing she'd meet her death with the deathly long fall. She tried to grip on one of his fingers to keep from falling.
Rockhart only laughed.
Reacting quickly I ran toward as her slipping turned into falling.
Lucy screamed.
I ran beneath her, bracing myself to catch her.
She fell into my arms, practically swooning in relief.

Chapter 12:

Or so I that she only practically swooned because she was out cold after I caught her.
"Lucy? Are you okay? Wake up! Oh please, speak to me, Lucy!" I almost panicked until I saw her chest rise and fall.
I did not hear the wolves howling, about to come upon us.
I lowered myself to the ground still holding onto her.
"What have you done to that poor girl, faun?" Rockhart accused me.
I glared at him. I had not done a thing to Lucy. That horrible giant scared her so bad she fainted.
That was the first time she ever had fainted that I knew of at least in front of me.
"Please Luce, look at me," I cried, softly as the wolves were about to appear.
Lucy stirred, stiffening at first but once she opened her eyes she relaxed, seeing that she was safe from the giant.
"How many more times will you save me?" Lucy choked back tears, throwing her arms around my neck.
"As many more times needed," I hugged her back.
"Arrest them!" Adgarian roared to the wolves.
The alpha wolf seized Lucy away from me. Her facial expression blank even as the wolf's teeth drew blood from her arm.
"Stop it! Don't hurt her!" I cried out, trying to fling the two wolves that were trying to attack me.
The last thing I saw was Adgarian raise a club to crash down on my head crudely.
I saw no more.

Vision that Aslan gives Tumnus:

"Take Lucy's cordial and use it to put onto the edge of King Peter's sword....You will then use the sword to kill Lucy when the time comes. But don't worry she won't really die for the cordial will stop her from fully dying when the blade pierces her heart.
It will hurt her greatly, but not as much as it will do you to do this. The pain it does to you will weaken you to death immensely.
But know Zadis will not get the revenge she wants.
Your reward will be great.
But get to the task quickly because Zadis is going to take the cordial.
End of Vision:

I opened my eyes to a dark and smelly cell which I realized was very familiar. I was in the same exact cell when the White Witch arrested me for patronizing with Lucy (a human). The same place where I had met Edmund when he had betrayed his own family.
My eyes adjusted to the dark and I looked around for Lucy. Not seeing her I started to panic.
What if Zadis already killed her while I was knocked out?!
I heard someone crying and immediately knew it was Lucy. Lucy was in the cell next to me by the dungeon's entrance door where Edmund had been before. She was lying on the ground, which was probably why I hadn't seen her until now.
"Lucy? Are you okay?" I stood up in my cell, realizing my hoofs were in shackles yet once again. I got as close to her cell as the shackles would allow.
Lucy sat up, looking somewhat surprised. She scooted to the cell bars next to me, "Those horrible wolves!" Lucy wiped her eyes.
"Oh Lucy, I'm so sorry I failed you," I felt so angry with myself. I then remembered the cordial and what Aslan told me. He had told me to do it quickly.
I checked to make sure I actually still had the sword.
"You didn't fail me Tumnus. You couldn't help us being arrested," Lucy reached her hand through the cell bars.
I took it gently.
Really Aslan? What have I done to deserve such a beautiful, loyal, and loving creature?
Shaking away my thoughts. I did what I had to do.
"Lucy, hand me your cordial. I had a dream and Aslan told me to put your cordial on King Peter's sword," I told her gently. I expected her to look scared but of course she was just the opposite even though I had pretty much told her I have to kill you.
Lucy the Valiant. It suited her perfect.
Lucy reached her cordial and pulled it out from its pouch quit casually and handed it over, "I guess this means Aslan said to kill me?" Lucy said so softly that I almost did not hear her.
"No Lucy, you're not the one that's going to die. Aslan told me to put the cordial on the sword blade so I will not kill you but fool Zadis," I took the sword from its sheath and started to smear the cordial over the blade.
"Tumnus?! Who's going to die?" Lucy's voice hitched in fear.
I did not answer her. How am I supposed to tell her I'm dying and I'm going to die very soon?
"Tumnus?" Lucy asked again. I almost knew she knew.
So why not just tell her and get it over with?
I sighed, handing her cordial back. I set the sword aside, "Me," I said quietly.
"Tumnus, no! Don't say that! You're not going to die," Lucy almost yelled at me in shock.
"Yes I am. Zadis is already killing me and Aslan has made it definite," I said slowly.
"How is Zadis killing you?" Lucy asked. I could hear her about to cry.
"Each time I resist killing you I get weaker and weaker. There's nothing I can do, Lucy," I rested my forehead against the cell bars, closing my eyes.
"Oh Tumnus, I don't want you to die," Lucy rested her forehead against mine.
"I don't want to leave you, Lucy. I want to marry you. But even then, Luce I can only marry you if Aslan was merciful enough to turn me into a human. I don't think I could marry you as a faun," I finally confided her.
Lucy let out a sob just as there was noise outside the door.
We froze as the door opened and Zadis came in with an ogre.
"How are my guests?" Zadis said, wickedly, walking up to Lucy.
Lucy had been distracted by my words and was still fumbling to get her cordial back in its pouch.
Zadis suddenly snatched it from her.
Lucy gave a startled cry and backed up against the cell bars.
"You shall not use or need this any longer. Soon you and your little faun friend are going to be no more," Zadis put it in a secret compartment in her cloak.
"You're only going to end up just like Jadis!" Lucy breathed, angrily. She barely could be heard but somehow Zadis heard her.
"Who said that?!" Zadis shouted, holding up her wand.
Lucy froze in fright.
If Zadis was anything like her sister Zadis I knew what she was going to do to Lucy if I did not speak up. "I-it was I," I stammered as Lucy stared at me in surprise as I blamed her words on myself.
Zadis opened my cell door and hit me against the side of my head with her wand. My ears went flat against my head.
"No!" Lucy shrieked seeing Zadis was giving me payback.
"Lucy, no," I begged her to keep quiet.
"Twenty floggings for every time one of you fail to call me Your Majesty or say something that doesn't please my ears. Therefore faun twenty floggings to you!" Zadis unlocked my shackles. "Faerdon, bring in the cat-o'-nine-tails out and give this faun twenty good floggings. Take him to the other side of the dungeon."
The ogre grabbed me sharply by the arm. I was not afraid of being flogged. I just followed him.
After that Zadis yanked Lucy to her feet sharply and unlocked her shackles from her feet, "Your are to watch this event my dear. Do hope you never misbehave with me as your little faun lover did or you shall have the same," Zadis yanked a crying Lucy after her to where Faerdon was chaining my hands up. Lucy glared at her to get a smack against the face.
I was facing the wall. Thank Aslan I could not see Lucy's face. Why did Zadis have to be so cruel and make her watch this gruesome thing?!
Faerdon then cracked the cat-o'-nine-tails, a sign the flogging was about to start.
"Oh, please, don't do this to him!" Lucy screamed as the ogre began flogging me.
The pain was horrible but it was better me then Lucy. I felt blood flowing from the cuts the whip gave me.  I barely made a sound. I closed my eyes and clenched my fists, waiting it out until it was over.
I could almost hear Lucy cringe as she cried for me. Zadis did not let her look away.
Finally it was all over. My back was on fire.
"Take him back to his cell," Zadis shooed the ogre.
"Wait!" Lucy yelled just as the ogre unchained my wrists. I fell to the ground, not caring to sit up. "Can I at least clean his wounds first, Your Majesty?" Lucy asked between clenched teeth.
"Be quick about it then. Go Faerdon and signal one of the dwarfs to fetch some water," They left us.
At least she was kind enough to let me wash the blood off.
"Why did you take the blame?" Lucy kneeled down beside me, looking like she wanted to hug me but she did not afraid she'd hurt me.
"Because you wouldn't be able to handle this kind of treatment," I gestured to my bloody torn up back, "And you shouldn't have to. You're a Queen," I winced as I got up and leaned against the wall.
"Neither should you, Tumnus," Lucy smoothed some curls from my face.
A black dwarf came in the dungeon, holding a bucket of water and two towels, "Here you are. Someone put vinegar in the water. I think it was Zadis but while no one was looking I switched the water so now its soap and water," the dwarf looked scared. I had a feeling he was a captive of  Zadis. He left us to be alone.
Lucy gently turned my back to her and dipped a towel in the water.
I hissed as she gently dabbed my back.
"Sorry," Lucy said, sounding strange.
"You can't help it. You really shouldn't even be doing this Lucy I'm not worthy," I clenched my teeth in agony.
"Oh, Tumnus don't be like that. You are to worthy! Aren't you the one who wanted to marry me? This is what a wife is supposed to do. Take care of you," Lucy wiped all the blood from my back and I felt ashamed until she said that.
Once it was over the ogre drove us back to our cells. There we stayed for days not able to eat or see any light.

Chapter 13:

It was then after three days Zadis finally came back.
Probably to torture us-I am sure.
"How are my guests, now?" Zadis said with false cheerfulness.
Lucy inwardly scoffed and only I saw her roll her eyes in disgust, "Just wonderful, Witch," Lucy said loudly.
She did not seem to care what would happen to her. Maybe all darkness, no water or food did something to the girl's head.
My eyes must have widened because both Zadis and Lucy glanced at me. I really did not get that but maybe they had expected a very bad reaction. I did not let my face give anything away. I would not give Zadis the satisfaction of it.
"What did you just call me, child?!" Zadis had her wand ready to strike Lucy.
"Nothing, Your Highness," Lucy said, quit innocently.
Zadis yanked her from her feet in the air by the front of her dress, "No you did not, faun lover!"
"Lucy's expression was blank. Faun lover was supposed to insult her but it did not faze Lucy. She did not reply and I knew what was bound to happen.
I could not believer Lucy was doing this to herself.
"Lucy--!" I started but stopped short when Zadis glared at me and pointed her wand my way.
"I've been deciding your punishment and I think I've decided," Zadis' grip on Lucy tightened, making Lucy cry out for the first time, "You're not going to be flogged like the faun. No I would rather keep you alive and let Tumnus kill you tomorrow instead. Faerdon, get a club, we're going to make this 'Queen' talk," Zadis gestured to the ogre that I suddenly realized stood by the iron door.
"No!" I shouted, finally allowing myself to show reaction.
"Don't worry, faun. You get to watch," Zadis said wickedly, handing Lucy over to the ogre.
Lucy was the most stubbornness human I had ever met though I had not met many but the ones I had met were not near as stubborn as this girl.
Zadis then unbolted my cell door and grabbed me roughly by the arm, "Shall we," Zadis said. And it was not a question. She escorted me to the torture area on the other side of dungeon where the ogre had already taken Lucy.
"Why do you do this?!" I cried out with my teeth clenched in anger.
Zadis did not answer me as we finally stood beside Faerdon who was chaining Lucy like how I was when I was flogged. Though Lucy was not going to be flogged instead she was going to be beaten until she spoke the truth. Lucy faced the wall but I saw her clench her fists as the ogre unbuttoned the back of her dress to expose her back.
I felt myself want to vomit as I saw whip lash mark scars already on her back now to be added with scars from the spiked club. That awful Shanty had already tortured her before.
"Begin ," Zadis held me back.
Faerdon started to beat Lucy.
I clenched my teeth harder. I saw each new cut the spikes gave and all the blood that came from them, I saw Lucy's body jerk and tremble each time. It made me sick to watch but I could not turn away.
Oh Aslan, why doesn't she give in?!
I felt tears form in my eyes. They were going to beat her to death!
I heard Aslan's voice through the beating sounds and Lucy's cries and screams, "She wants to die so you won't have to. You have to stop her, Tumnus!" Aslan exclaimed, his voice sad.
Lucy at least had already had twenty-five beatings when she started to slump. If it had not been for the chains holding her up she would have collapsed. This was too much for her fragile female body to handle.
"Stop!" I yelled in despair at the ogre.
Faerdon just grunted in response not caring. He raised his club for another blow.
Lucy groaned and cringed away even though he had not hit her yet.
"Lucy, please, just give in. I'm not worth it. Live!" I cried out to Lucy.
"I--," Lucy croaked in agony.
"Halt," Zadis said to Faerdon, giving me a glare, "Speak!" Zadis said to Lucy as if she were a dog.
"I-I-called you Witch--," Lucy gasped, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty," Lucy said, nearly fainting.
"Release her," Zadis snapped her fingers.
Faerdon roughly yanked Lucy's wrists from the chain cuffs and let her collapse on the floor.
"Please let me wash her wounds as she did me," I begged Zadis.
Zadis did not answer; she just left me and Lucy with Faerdon.
I ran to Lucy. She was almost unconscious as I lifted her up in my arms, gently.
She groaned softly, trembling.
"Sshh, its alright now," I rocked her in my arms.
"Tumnus?" Lucy gasped in pain, "I'm going to die aren't I?" She buried her face into my chest, wincing.
I felt my blood run cold as she said that. It was a possibility since that ogre beat her at least 30 times. Lucy was pretty much half dead already. I could not answer her. Aslan said she was not going to die but why is she suffering so?
Put her out of her misery!  A voice growled in my head.
No! I will not think these horrid thoughts!
I ran my fingers through her hair, trying to soothe her.
The door opened and Lucy tensed in my arms, pressing her face into my chest as if she were frightened.
"It's alright, love. It's only the dwarf with the water," I assured her.
She relaxed, slowly.
It was the same black dwarf that was here last time.
"Here is your water," The dwarf laid down the bucket of water and towels beside us.
"Thank you," I replied to the dwarf.
He looked down at Lucy in my arms, sadly, "I will be back to lock you in your cells," the dwarf left quietly.
"Lucy, do you think you'll be able to sit up so I can wash your back?" I asked, gently.
"Yes," She groaned, sitting up as I helped her.
She hissed in pain as I dabbed at her back with a wet towel. I was trying to be as gentle as faunly possible.
She trembled, but tried not to scream.
Finally her back was cleansed from blood though her wounds were severe.
I buttoned up her dress in the back, gently.
Just then the dwarf came back with keys.
"Please," Lucy started, leaning back into me weakly, "Is it possible to put us in the same cell? I don't want to be alone tonight," She started to cry.
"Yes, I can allow that," the dwarf cocked his head toward the cells.
I lifted her up in my arms, getting up.
Lucy bit her lip, trying not to scream at the quick pain I had caused her.
"I'm sorry, Lucy," I said, voice full of emotion.
He motioned me into my cell and I went in still carrying Lucy.
The dwarf then left.
""Tumnus, I'm scared that I am dying," Lucy confessed.
I still held her. I touched my hand to her forehead and realized she was burning up with fever, "Sshh," I kissed her forehead, trying to get her to forget about dying.
"I guess I was never cut out to be a wife of a faun," Lucy gave a weak laugh, sounding near tears.
"No, Lucy, you will make a wonderful wife. Don't talk like that, please," I said bitterly.

Hours were passing by and I could tell she was weakening.
I had not once budged. Lucy had begged me not to let her go.
"Oh Aslan! Don't let her die, now!" I silently screamed.
Lucy was unconscious now. She was an inch near death. She was turning cold already.
"Lucy don't leave me!" And then I did scream.
My head snapped around as the dungeon door opened and Zadis came in, holding Lucy's cordial.
"I will not have her die yet. I want to make her wait and let you do the honors," Zadis said, with wicked intentions….
And Lucy did live.

Chapter 14:

After Zadis made Lucy take a drop of cordial and left, Lucy fell asleep still in my arms.
She was exhausted.
I stayed sitting up all night long, after Zadis left her words had triggered my memory that she had mentioned I was to take Lucy tomorrow.
Though Lucy was to live and I die, I was not afraid.
Hours past and it must have been finally morning because Lucy stirred in my arms finally waking.
"Good morning, Sleeping Beauty," I kissed her on the lips.
Lucy smiled up at me.
"How are you doing, love?" I asked her softly.
Lucy met my eyes and put her hand on the side of my face, "I'm fine, Tumnus. But if it wasn't for you I wouldn't be," Lucy kissed me, assuredly.
I smiled as happy as a faun could be awaiting a death sentence.
"Are you to kill me today?" Lucy asked me softly.
"Oh, no, Lucy, you're not dying," I tightened my arms around her, now becoming sad.
"Please don't tell me you are to die today, please," she choked.
"I'm afraid so," I said quietly.
Lucy started crying, "Then I don't think I want to live."
"Hey, hey," I coaxed softly, "You have to-for Narnia, Lucy," I said as her head rested on my chest again.
"I can't rule a country by myself and you know it, Tumnus. My family is gone," Lucy sobbed.
"Lucy, you need to be strong. Please for me," I whispered, hearing metal clanging outside the door. Time was running out too soon.
"They're coming?" Lucy held onto me in a tight grip.
"Promise me something," I said, feeling tears trying to appear. This was hard to say but I knew it was right.
"Anything," her crying subsided.
"Promise me that you will marry a Prince and not be alone all your life."
"I don't think I'll be able to keep that," Lucy started to cry all over again.
"I'm so sorry," I wiped her tears then kissed her one last time.
The door clanged open and Lucy was yanked from my arms by the Minotaur.
"That's enough of that lovey-dovey rubbish!" Zadis then grabbed me, "Get your sword. It is time!" she laughed, signaling Adgarian whom held a struggling Lucy.
We were taken into a strange place with walls all around us as if we were going to try to escape.
Shanty was there whom I gave the death glare.
There they let us go and Lucy pressed her back to the wall.
"Now, Tumnus, you know what to do from here," Zadis looped arms with Shanty.
As if automatic my hand withdrew the sword and the blade rested against Lucy's chest.
Lucy's eyes widened and I was horrified with myself.
I drew it back quickly, "No! No! I cannot do this to her," Even though I knew she wasn't going to die it hurt me to know I was going to put her in so much agony.
"Kill her!" Zadis ordered.
Shanty snickered as I backed away.
"Kill her now or I shall make you," Zadis pointed her wand at me and I didn't have anytime. She struck me with it.
I bent over in agony. My hands were trying to move on their own and plunge the sword. I groaned, trying to resist and I could tell restraining was making weaker than it ever had.
"Tumnus, please, get this over this. Don't kill yourself!" Lucy screamed at me.
I still restrained until she screamed again.
"Mr. Tumnus! Do it now! That is an order from your Queen," Lucy braced herself.
Tears streaming down my face, I aimed the sword at her heart and plunged it.
Blood poured forth and she screamed in pain, falling at my hoofs, and face against my hoofs.
She writhed in pain and I could tell it was hard for her to play dead when she was in so much agony.
I dropped the sword, feeling weak.
Zadis started to laugh, knowing it was all done for.
I screamed in fury, "I hope you sleep tonight!"
"Enough!" Zadis smacked me across the head with her wand. The blow knocking out my last breath and I fell on top of Lucy.
Blackness over taking me.

Interlude with Lucy:

I fell to the ground upon Tumnus' hoofs in pain.
Tumnus dropped the sword as Zadis started to laugh in victory.
It was so hard to act dead when I was in so much agony but I managed.
Í hope you sleep tonight!" Tumnus screamed angrily.
"Enough!" Zadis yelled and I heard metal against skull then Tumnus fell on top of me.
I felt him going cold and still and I knew that he was dead. A part of me wanted to scream and cry and the other part kept me silently crying knowing that they would kill me when they found out I was still alive then there would be no hope for Narnia.
Shanty threw Tumnus' body to the side like he was a sack of grain and not a once living creature.
"Make sure she's dead," Zadis said to Shanty. I saw her through half lowered eye-lids check Tumnus' pulse.
Oh I felt like vomiting now. It seemed like now I was to die anyway.
Shanty pressed his fingers on my neck to check my pulse. He yanked me off the ground, "Stop your faking!" Shanty rattled me until my teeth clacked together.
It was no use to pretend anymore and there was only one thing to do now, "Aslan!" I screamed at the top of my lungs.
Shanty took out a dagger and would have run me through.
A roar ripped through the air and Aslan stepped forth, "Let the girl go, Shanty of Toraya!"
Shanty pushed me away and I fell close by to where Tumnus was.
So he really wasn't a  Calormen.
"Come here, witch," Aslan ordered Zadis.
Zadis came to where Shanty stood and she spat at Aslan.
"That's enough!" Aslan snarled.
I went to where Tumnus laid.
"You shall be punished for your evil ways. Death isn't good enough for you," Aslan said to Zadis.
"And what is?" Zadis glared at him.
"You shall be trapped in ice for eternity just as your sister," he said sternly.
"Oh, why did she have to kill you?" I cried, laying my head upon his chest. The pain was gone now.
"And what will you do to me?" Shanty said, unemotional toward his wife.
"You shall be put to death, Torayain," Aslan snarled.
"I dare you try to take me then, puss face," Shanty taunted, pulling out his sword.
"Very well," Aslan attacked the man on the spot without as much of a warning.
Shanty lay dead.
I relaxed. He would never again hurt me. I had scars from his abuse. It had been like he enjoyed hurting me-either with a whip or his fist.
He had been so mean to Tumnus and almost killed him. I was glad he was dead now.
"You little--!" Zadis did not finish her threat to Aslan, as she pointed her wand and tried to zap him.
Aslan breathed on the electricity and it came back on Zadis.
She screamed as ice surrounded her and she dropped the wand which Aslan crushed with one of his mighty paws. Immediately Zadis was in solid ice.
Aslan roared and the earth vibrated making the ice and Zadis burst into shivers of ice and Zadis disappeared.
Even though Shanty and Zadis were gone I knew it would not bring Tumnus back to me. I had to accept his death but I just couldn't.
"Oh, Aslan, why did he have to die?" I started to sob. Tumnus' skin was ice to my fingers.
"Tumnus didn't have to die. He chose to die so you didn't have to. He resisted for days to not kill you knowing he was killing himself," he rested his paw on my shoulder.
"Why?" I choked.
"Because that was how much he loved you, Lucy."
"Is there any way he can live again? I don't think I can live without him-I love him too much, Aslan. I wanted to be his wife but now I realize that will never happen," I said quietly.
"Yes, he shall live again if that is what you wish most, dear heart. But I am afraid you cannot marry a faun unless he is willing to become human. If then I will marry you myself. But he has to be willing to become human, Lucy," then Aslan placed his left paw on Tumnus' chest.
I still had my hand on Tumnus' skin and my hand instantly began to feel warm.
My heart did a nose dive.
Aslan removed his paw and Tumnus moaned, starting to stir.
"Oh, Aslan, thank you so much," my tears of sorrow turned into tears of joy as Tumnus' eyes met mine.