Disclaimer: I own only the character Raxie and the plotline that proceeds after Ramandu's island.
Lilies dotted the main deck, making the ship look as if it had been sprinkled in snow. Lucy sighed, knowing she was going to absolutely miss Narnia. She was in love with the simple, magical world, longing for a world like this to exist on Earth. She sighed again.
"What's the sigh Lucy?" Edmund asked, having grown closer to Lucy in the year and thirty spent in Narnia.
"Honestly?" Lucy said softly. "I never wanted to leave Narnia in the first place, but I've never felt the absolute compulsion to stay like I am now."
"Stay?" Edmund asked in shock
"I know I should leave, but I know I should stay as well." Lucy rubbed the back of her neck. "I'm torn in two Edmund."
"It's Caspian, isn't it?"
"Partially. I would miss him terribly, but I would miss Narnia even more. This world feels more like home to me than Earth ever did." Lucy replied passionately.
"Easy Lu, I'm not the one you must convince." Edmund replied. "Only Aslan can choose to let you stay."
"I know." Lucy sighed. "But you know Aslan doesn't like to appear on ships."
"So wait until we hit land again." Edmund suggested. "I know time is short Lucy, but you need to speak with him soon."
"If I stay, will you explain to the others?" Lucy asked softly. "I wouldn't want them to worry."
"Of course Lu." Edmund hugged her shoulders. "Just so you know, they would be happy for you, and so would I."
"I know." Lucy sniffed. "Thank you."
"Edmund? Lucy?" Caspian's voice broke the siblings' moments. They turned and moved over, allowing Caspian room against the railing beside Lucy.
"Is everything alright?"
"Yes; Edmund and I were reminiscing about our time in Narnia." Lucy replied, telling half truths.
"I'm sure you have many stories to tell." Caspian nodded with a smile.
"More mundane than exciting." Edmund commented.
"To you maybe, but I loved it." Lucy replied wistfully.
"You would." Eustace appeared on the other side of Edmund.
"Love you too." Lucy sniffed, crossing her arms.
"Lucy." Edmund chided.
Lucy looked down at the lily covered waters only to see the flowers thin out and eventually disappear. All the snowiness eventually faded behind the Dawn Treader as she emerged from the Silver Sea. Time was up and Lucy knew it.
"The lilies are gone." Lucy murmured sadly.
"Land ho!"
"Land?" Caspian echoed despondently.
Lucy glanced at Edmund and Eustace. Both of them were staring back at her and they knew. They knew, just as she did, that they had come to the end of the world and there time in Narnia was over.
"The end." In a daze Lucy walked over to Reepicheep who stood at the very tip of the prow, his entire body radiating excitement, leaving the boys to answer Caspian's questions.
"Reep?"
"Queen Lucy." The mouse replied. "We've gone as far as the Dawn Treader can take us."
"Yes it has." Lucy nodded. "Ready?"
"As I'll ever be."
