#theenchantingtm

[thegentletm]

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐒. closed to @theenchantingtm, @thegracioustm, & @archenlandbound 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍. aslan's country - saltwood court palace - the frost fair 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 & 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄. winter 0001 ac; afternoon

time worked in strange and mysterious ways in narnia - even in aslan's country - which explained how, when susan died five years after her siblings tragic demise on earth, not quite a year had passed in aslan's country. susan's arrival fell just in time for the winter yuletide holiday, and to say her entrance into saltwood court palace, very unannounced, on the first morning of the holiday shocked many. but now four days have passed by, and susan agreed to take the children to the frost fair with rayne, arlise, lucy, aniza, and jacquetta - except lucy and aniza quickly excused themselves from the group to have their own discussion.

there wasn't much for the adults to do at the frost fair besides browse the stalls and watch the children play - which is clearly what sparked the group's inspiration, for all at the same time, the four women seemed to have the same thought. in one fell swoop, all ladies bent down and scooped up their own snowballs, and quickly started pelting them at one another, harmonious laughs echoed throughout the fair. it had been so long since the family had been able to spend time like this, and susan for one was in much need of a good laugh, let alone a good time. "come on, then. where's your aim? i'm sure you can do better than that, arlise!" susan childishly giggled - something she hadn't been able to do for years now. for the first time since she left narnia during the golden age, susan had been filled with love and light and happiness, and she wasn't able to wipe the smiles off of her face. "come on, arli! rayne! jacquetta!"

[ladyofthenorthstar]

STATUS: Closed except for @theenchantingtm LOCATION: aslan's country-saltwood court palace-ice festival DATE & TIME: winter 0001 ac-early afternoon

Emilie couldn't help but laugh as she looked around at all the colorful banners set up in the snow. It was her first time being a human again in centuries, just in time for the first Ice Festival in Aslan's Country. She had been to the ice festivals when she was a girl, at her sister-in-law's court, but (with no offense to Tamzin) it had been nothing like this. The feel of the crisp winter air, the scent of cinnamon and nutmeg, the warmth of the fires in the hearths, the sound of children laughing, and the rainbow of colors; it was enough to overwhelm the senses. Emilie loved it.

She heard the sound of musicians striking up, and was just turning around to look when she bumped into another young woman. Emilie reached out and grabbed her arm, both to steady the other woman and herself. "Pardon me!" She exclaimed. "I haven't quite gotten my sea legs yet."

[theenchantingtm]

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[archenlandbound]

susan was the last person they were waiting for to complete their family in aslan's country - and everyone expected to wait for quite some time before her arrival came. just now long, no one was sure, because it had been explained to jacquetta after she herself first arrived in aslan's country that time worked differently in the strange land called earth than it did in narnia. so imagine the surprise jacquetta had felt when she looked up on the first day of the yuletide festival in saltwater court palace and her eyes fell upon susan - someone jacquetta considered to be her extended family.

jacquetta had kept herself in the background of susan's life so far in aslan's country, letting her closer family members relish in her company first and foremost. but just a few days later, jacquetta agreed to accompany the family on a trip to the frost fair. while she had never had children herself, it was always a fun activity she had enjoyed doing with her nieces and nephews in narnia, and she was happy to see the fair back in action in aslan's country now that narnia had been destroyed.

perhaps her giddiness had become infectious for the others - because just as she bent down to sneakily form a snowball to whip at her twin sister, the others had done the same and suddenly snowballs were flying left and right, over her head. until one hit her smack dab in the face - thanks to rayne - and it thrilled her. her laughter rang out across the fair, and she happily whipped the snowball in her hand at susan. oh, how she had missed her philosophical friend. her heart soared seeing how happy susan was, and how happy she seemed to be with her family again. "i made that one just for you, su!" jacquetta giggled as she jumped to the side. "with special love, for your first year back with us!"

one thing rayne had expected to take years yet to happen is for susan to appear in aslan's country - not a mere months. but she wasn't about to be upset when her beloved sister-in-law walked into saltwater court palace and announced her arrival to their eternal heaven. of course, it was heartbreaking that susan had died in her world at such a young age, but it felt good to have their family whole again, and it had felt amazing to hold susan in her arms and have the deep conversations they had been known for in their past.

therefore, susan's arrival had made their first annual celebration of yuletide in aslan's country that much more special. rayne's first days had been spent spending time with loved ones and new friends alike, before rayne had finally ventured out of saltwater court palace to partake in the many festivities - the first of which being the frost fair. rayne hauled up her children and off they went to have fun with their cousins.

during her lifetime, rayne had always enjoyed the frost fair, but had never played like the kids always would. but this year, it must have been something in the air, for all at once, rayne, susan, arlise, and jacquetta had the same thought - snowball fight! rayne's first throws had not landed their intended targets, but once she got back into the habit, she found it much easier for her aim to be successful. the playful jests from her sister-in-laws seemed a massive help in the matter as well, and rayne's next throw landed in target smack in the middle of the face - jacquetta.

[thegracioustm]

certainly, the most unexpected thing that had happened since the destruction of narnia and reuniting with edmund in aslan's country was the arrival of susan, at the start of their yuletide celebrations. but arlise had missed susan dearly, and had spent far too long without her sister-in-law in her afterlife. arlise knew that susan hadn't truly forgotten about them - she understood all too well the reality of living when your loved ones are in a separate world. she couldn't find fault with how susan chose to grieve her many losses from narnia while continuing to move forward on earth.

it was with a full and happy heart that arlise welcomed the first celebration of yuletide in aslan's country, happy to once again celebrate traditions from her time in narnia with her family and friends. it was something she had missed during her prior years in aslan's country, and now that narnia had been destroyed she was very welcoming of the changes happening throughout their eternal kingdom.

the frost fair had always been a favorite event for arlise - just seeing the joy on all the children's faces was something she would forever love and cherish. but this year, things just felt different. apparently, their entire group had thought the same thing - at the same time. with nothing but giggles escaping her lips, arlise quickly ran behind a pillar and scooped up a fresh snowball, delicately smooshing it in her hands to form a ball before whipping it at susan, whose playful taunts quickly brought up the competitiveness within her. "oh, who has bad aim now? looks like rayne does."

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐒. closed to @theenchantingtm, @thegracioustm, & @archenlandbound 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍. aslan's country - saltwood court palace - the frost fair 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 & 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄. winter 0001 ac; afternoon

time worked in strange and mysterious ways in narnia - even in aslan's country - which explained how, when susan died five years after her siblings tragic demise on earth, not quite a year had passed in aslan's country. susan's arrival fell just in time for the winter yuletide holiday, and to say her entrance into saltwood court palace, very unannounced, on the first morning of the holiday shocked many. but now four days have passed by, and susan agreed to take the children to the frost fair with rayne, arlise, lucy, aniza, and jacquetta - except lucy and aniza quickly excused themselves from the group to have their own discussion.

there wasn't much for the adults to do at the frost fair besides browse the stalls and watch the children play - which is clearly what sparked the group's inspiration, for all at the same time, the four women seemed to have the same thought. in one fell swoop, all ladies bent down and scooped up their own snowballs, and quickly started pelting them at one another, harmonious laughs echoed throughout the fair. it had been so long since the family had been able to spend time like this, and susan for one was in much need of a good laugh, let alone a good time. "come on, then. where's your aim? i'm sure you can do better than that, arlise!" susan childishly giggled - something she hadn't been able to do for years now. for the first time since she left narnia during the golden age, susan had been filled with love and light and happiness, and she wasn't able to wipe the smiles off of her face. "come on, arli! rayne! jacquetta!"

[ladyofthenorthstar]

Emilie gave the woman a smile. "I am perfectly well, thank you. No harm done. I just haven't been in a human body in...some time." She paused, unsure of how other people would react to her situation. It wasn't every day that a person met someone who had become a star.

"My name is Emilie. Weeell, actually it's Emiliana but that's quite a mouthful, so most people call me Emilie, or Em, or Emmie, or..." Her voice trailed off. "I'm babbling again." She had always been prone to that, over sharing. 5 centuries without human contact only seemed to have made her social skills worse.

@theenchantingtm

STATUS: Closed except for @theenchantingtm LOCATION: aslan's country-saltwood court palace-ice festival DATE & TIME: winter 0001 ac-early afternoon

Emilie couldn't help but laugh as she looked around at all the colorful banners set up in the snow. It was her first time being a human again in centuries, just in time for the first Ice Festival in Aslan's Country. She had been to the ice festivals when she was a girl, at her sister-in-law's court, but (with no offense to Tamzin) it had been nothing like this. The feel of the crisp winter air, the scent of cinnamon and nutmeg, the warmth of the fires in the hearths, the sound of children laughing, and the rainbow of colors; it was enough to overwhelm the senses. Emilie loved it.

She heard the sound of musicians striking up, and was just turning around to look when she bumped into another young woman. Emilie reached out and grabbed her arm, both to steady the other woman and herself. "Pardon me!" She exclaimed. "I haven't quite gotten my sea legs yet."