All good things must come to an end.
She had heard this phrase all of her life. It had been a favorite of her mother's, used often as an explanation when asked why they must leave the places that she loved. As a girl, she always looked forward to spending the summer with her grandparents in Nest Hardings. Though a far cry from the Upper Uplands of her father's family, it was a place where she felt most a t home.
Carrying this phrase with her into her adult years proved to be most taxing when she discovered that many times, good things came with bad endings. The best friendship she had ever had ended in separation had the only man she had ever loved had broken her heart in ways she never even thought possible. Yet even as the smoke cleared and life returend to normal, she saw a realization through the pain.
Many times, the end of one thing is only the beginning of another. A new beginning for Oz, for Fiyero and Elphie;whereever they may be.
And, although she didn't know it yet, for her as well.