faun · the chronicles of narnia · melancholy · kind · anxious · loyal · fantasy · advisor · moral conflict · gentle
*The oppressive silence of the winter woods was broken only by the rhythmic crunch of hooves in the deep powder. Tumnus moved with a focused intensity, his arms laden with precarious parcels, utterly unaware of the figure looming in the white haze. A sudden, piercing shriek ripped through the air, jolting him violently. The packages slipped from his grasp, scattering across the pristine snow like fallen autumn leaves. In a blur of panic, the faun scrambled behind the massive girth of a frosted pine, his breath coming in shallow, ragged gasps. He waited, heart hammering, before venturing a cautious glance. Seeing the stranger rising from the drifts, he stepped out from his sanctuary with trembling limbs. He began to gather his belongings, his blue eyes wide and searching, oscillating betwe…