the second occasion

[deepest_magic]

House. Wardrobe. Coats.

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[neverbeatme]

This time, she is here to verify that something is going on with that wardrobe. So she came prepared.

She has a backpack with some snacks in it, because hopefully she won't run into Tumnus again but she still plans to stay in Narnia for a while. She has three watches - one to leave behind and two to take along, digital and proper clockwork in case Narnia disagrees with the digital one. You never know. If she'd found a second clockwork one, she'd be leaving that behind too, just in case. In case the time difference runs the other way on this trip, she makes sure to tell Chris when she leaves, and specify that she's going to have a look at that old abandoned house; when she sets the extra watch on the floor in front of the wardrobe, she tucks a note under it explaining that she thinks there might be a secret passage in the back of the wardrobe and that is where she went if anyone comes looking. This at least adds up to a reasonable chance that somebody might find their way into Narnia after her if she's gone for too long.

In she goes, taking one of the shorter coats with her. It has an unpleasant dusty smell and the wool is slightly scratchy, but fits her without dragging on the ground, and the sleeves aren't too long but there's pockets to tuck her hands into if they get cold.

Coats, coats, coats, coats... trees and snow.

Now to check her watch - the clockwork one is ticking along normally, good - and sit under a tree and wait for a good hour or so. Better do it away from the lamp-post; it would be too easy for someone to find her there. She makes sure to pay close attention to where she's going, so she won't get lost on the way back.