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Prophecy of Hope by CoKerry [G]
Fandom: Narnia
Author website: ff.net
Why this must be read:
While this story doesn't quite mean the usual calibre of writing I prefer to reccommend, it does a better job than most at working with Lewis' particular tonal constraints while filling in Narnian backstory before The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. From various contexts, we know that Narnia fell into Winter under the White Witch some century before the Pevensies arrived in Narnia. But there is no clear explanation for how Jadis came to acquire the land she had coveted for so long. "Prophecy of Hope" goes into this, and makes some interesting suggestions about the role Aslan plays in Narnia and the role of evil in the world--Narnian or otherwise.
Far away, to the North, in a castle hidden by ice and snow, lives the Witch. This Witch, while being incredibly beautiful, has so much evil in her as to turn her beauty into the most repulsive ugliness. Her skin is so white as to be almost papery transparent, and her visage is one of hatred and scorn. On this day, she sits in great expectation for the return of her spy dwarves, sent a week ago down to Narnia and the castle of Cair Paravel by the sea to see if that infernally long-living King Derian is any closer to death. She thinks to herself that he is really lingering on much longer than is necessary and proper. Grinding her teeth together, she slams down her fist on the table in anger thinking of the Tree of Protection and the very aura of protection that seems to linger around the King’s person, and that prevents her from journeying into Narnia herself and killing the King and finally taking the whole country for herself, covering it in glorious ice and snow. However, she allows herself a small smile when she thinks of herself living in the great castle of Cair Paravel, ruling all Narnia under her ice and snow. She feels that her time to grind all of Narnia under her heel will be soon.
Prophecy of Hope
Author website: ff.net
Why this must be read:
While this story doesn't quite mean the usual calibre of writing I prefer to reccommend, it does a better job than most at working with Lewis' particular tonal constraints while filling in Narnian backstory before The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. From various contexts, we know that Narnia fell into Winter under the White Witch some century before the Pevensies arrived in Narnia. But there is no clear explanation for how Jadis came to acquire the land she had coveted for so long. "Prophecy of Hope" goes into this, and makes some interesting suggestions about the role Aslan plays in Narnia and the role of evil in the world--Narnian or otherwise.
Far away, to the North, in a castle hidden by ice and snow, lives the Witch. This Witch, while being incredibly beautiful, has so much evil in her as to turn her beauty into the most repulsive ugliness. Her skin is so white as to be almost papery transparent, and her visage is one of hatred and scorn. On this day, she sits in great expectation for the return of her spy dwarves, sent a week ago down to Narnia and the castle of Cair Paravel by the sea to see if that infernally long-living King Derian is any closer to death. She thinks to herself that he is really lingering on much longer than is necessary and proper. Grinding her teeth together, she slams down her fist on the table in anger thinking of the Tree of Protection and the very aura of protection that seems to linger around the King’s person, and that prevents her from journeying into Narnia herself and killing the King and finally taking the whole country for herself, covering it in glorious ice and snow. However, she allows herself a small smile when she thinks of herself living in the great castle of Cair Paravel, ruling all Narnia under her ice and snow. She feels that her time to grind all of Narnia under her heel will be soon.
Prophecy of Hope