This is the last chapter of this story. :')

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Syrena and Lockslear reached the forest before the sun went too far down in the sky. It was near sunset, and yet, as far as Syrena knew, Lockslear rode up to a trail that led into the woodland area.

As soon as they arrived on the forest trail, Syrena looked ahead, remembering where she was.

"Is this it? Is this the entrance to the Land of Unicorns?" Lockslear asked Syrena, curiously. Syrena looked again at the trail, noticing it was wide enough and firm enough for a horse to walk on.

She looked at him, nodding, "It is. This is it." She knew it was the right path, because she could sense other unicorns were close now, as if they were waiting for her arrival. She looked on, as Lockslear rode down the trail.

For a long time, Lockslear and Syrena spotted no one. Even though Syrena could sense the unicorns were close, she felt they were afraid of outsiders. She jumped in surprise, the moment Lockslear stopped his horse, spotting a dark green unicorn with a light green spiral horn blocking their path.

Oh no! Syrena knew it was a Forest Unicorn, one of the guards guarding the High Unicorns' Grove. Was this Forest Unicorn aware of their presence? He certainly was, the moment he approached them with suspicious eyes and a disdain smile.

"Eh… hello," Lockslear said in greeting, timid and shy around this Forest Unicorn.

"We seek out the Grove," Syrena said, well aware of what to say to this Forest Unicorn, "I'm Syrena, the Hill Unicorn in human form," she looked at Lockslear, telling the Forest Unicorn, "and this is Lockslear. He's… a close, personal friend of mine. Maybe more than that." She turned to the Forest Unicorn, asking him in turn, "Can we go in? Is it safe for us to travel?"

"You crossed the barrier? It is you," the Forest Unicorn guard said, surprised to see her. "Welcome, my friend. Silvestra is expecting you two." He looked around, gesturing them to go forward, "Come with me. The Grove is a walk away, but it is closer with a gallop from the Forest Unicorns and your horse."

"Really? Thank you," Lockslear said, pleased.

"Well, come on! We have to hurry, if we're to reach the Grove on time," the Forest Unicorn called, running at a gallop down the trail.

Lockslear looked at Syrena in interest, telling her, "Well, it's time to go."

"Lead the way," Syrena said, gesturing for her love interest to continue down the path.

"At once, my lady," Lockslear said, riding off after the Forest Unicorn guard, who galloped ahead of them down the trail. By the time he caught up to the Forest Unicorn, he, Syrena, and the Forest Unicorn arrived at the Grove, where the silver-coated High Unicorns awaited them.

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Syrena waited until Lockslear dismounted, before he helped her get down from the saddle. She couldn't stop gazing at his blue eyes, but also his rough features. He just seemed so right for her. She couldn't imagine being with anyone else. Not in this day and Age. He just completed her. That was good, right?

"Syrena! Syrena!" a familiar, masculine voice called out to her, drawing Syrena's attention to the short, brunette-haired man who approached her, embracing her in moments. "Syrena, I'm glad I found you. You don't know what I went through on Earth. I met my mother! She's still alive, and… who are you?" the man asked, curiously.

"Who are you?" Lockslear repeated, just as confused as the man in front of him.

"Oh, I'm Whipstaff. Syrena's friend," Whipstaff said with a warm, friendly smile, extending his hand to the man before them.

Lockslear took his hand, wary of Whipstaff. Lockslear looked at Syrena, asking her, "So, this is Whipstaff, the friend you talked about on our journey here."

"It's a long story," Syrena said, facing her two men with a warm smile on her face.

"Uh huh," Whipstaff and Lockslear said in unison.

Lockslear smiled at Whipstaff, telling him, "Well, thank you for caring for Syrena. She's everything I could ever ask for."

"And thank you for arriving here, Lockslear, Syrena, Whipstaff," a silver-coated High Unicorn said with a warm smile. She turned to the trio, telling them, "Now, we can begin with the treaty and unlock the barrier." She told the trio, calmly and with reason, "Hello, I'm Silvestra." She added, out of curiosity, even as the golden-brown Great Lion named Aslan appeared behind her, "It's time for the unicorns to be set free from this realm, and in the other realms to come."

"Right," Syrena said, facing Aslan with intimidated eyes. Whatever he wanted she was fortunate to have got to know him. She was worried he might separate her from her friend, as well as her lover. "Hello Aslan."

"Hello Syrena. You've done well," Aslan said, making his final statements known to them all, and to the Unicorns gathered in the Grove, "Let's get started."

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That's it for the second part of my fanfiction mini-trilogy, The Lone Unicorn, part of my Origin Series and my Long Series. :) Thanks everyone for reading this fanfic until the end. It is much appreciated. :)

I'm grateful I put Whipstaff's POV, as well as Syrena and Lockslear's POVs, in their own story chapters. It helped keep their stories linear, while still getting an interesting story out of them. So, while Syrena's story was peaceful, Whipstaff's story was more of an adventure. And naturally, Aslan is the instigator behind all of this. So, lots of thing going on in this fanfic mini-trilogy. :)

Next story and the conclusion to this fanfic mini-trilogy, but not the end of my Origin Series: the Treaty of the Unicorns and Talking Animals is formed, as well as what happens in the Land of Unicorns after my OFC Melissa Fickle's arrival in the Land of Hobbits and Dwarves, and meets up with Frodo Baggins, Parker Dooley, Andalis, and Andalas. :)

I'll see everyone in the next story. Bye! :)

~Aria Breuer