Marina gazed through the ocean. It was almost sunset and the waves were soft. The water was as beautiful as when she first arrived five years ago. But she felt different inside. She prayed that whatever it was she needed would come to her. That was all she needed. She needed to be herself again, but she couldn't do that and she didn't know how.
The waves grew bigger and bigger until one went up so high that she ran as fast as she could back into the palace. But a voice was heard and she turned around and saw that the wave was standing still. The voice called her in and her temptation was rising. "Will this solve my problems?" she asked. "Or is it a trick?" She heard the voice of Aslan tell her that she will find herself again in the place it will lead her.
She took a step forward and let her finger through the water. It was cold inside. She stepped back before any of her crazy ideas would affect her behaviour. She turned around and saw a familiar face.
"Saline," she whispered. She had almost forgotten who she was. She hasn't seen her since her first daughter, Amaya, was born. "It's been so long..."
"Yes, it was. How are you, Your Majesty?" she said, curtseying.
Marina forgot about her question and grew suspicious. "Where were you? I haven't seen you for three years! I...I almost forgot about you..."
"Why don't you step into there?" she said, pointing to the wave which remained standing.
"It is a temptation."
"You are mistaken. It is redemption," she replied. "Rarely is someone offered this, Your Majesty."
"What is this?"
"Redemption."
Marina turned around and looked straight into the water. She was shoved hard into the wave and she wasn't able to make her way back. She was being pulled away. She was only able to catch a glimpse of a woman. It was no longer Saline, but a different woman. A star she has met year before. She saw Cesura standing there with a smile on her face.
And she was gone.
