Hoofbeats muted by the powdery layer of soft snow coating the ground he walked upon, the faun was so consumed in trying not to drop his armful of parcels that he failed to notice a stranger ahead of him until she’d spotted him first, causing them both to shout in alarm.
Her shriek triggered his fright, resulting in the packages tumbling from his hands every which way as he darted timidly behind a tree as if, by hiding, he’d magically disappear from her range of attention.
Soon after, the faun peeked his head out from behind the tree to see if the woman was still there, and she was. Now rising to her feet after falling into the cold snow that covers Narnia. Tumnus comes out from behind the tree and starts to pick up his parcels, keeping a weary eye on the woman to see if she’s dangerous.