They rowed the boat ashore and came across what looked to be a wave that would never crash down. They began to walk towards it, hoping for the answers they had been seeking.

"Aslan," Eustace said.

Everyone turned to find the Great Lion behind them.

Elizabeth could not believe that she was so close to the one she had heard Edmund, Eva, and Lucy talk endlessly about at home. What they had always said was true. There were no words to describe how it felt to be near him.

"Welcome, children," Aslan said. "You have done well. Very well indeed. You have come far, and now your journey is at its end."

"Is this your Country?" Lucy asked.

"No. My Country lies beyond."

When Eva tried to see over the wave, it just went up higher, as if knowing that she wanted to see what was there but not allowing her access.

"Is my father in your Country?" Caspian asked. His tone suggested that he was almost afraid of the answer.

"You can only find that out for yourself, my son. But you should know that if you continue, there is no return."

Caspian slowly went up to the wave and put his hand through it. But he never went through. He turned back around and Elizabeth saw tears in his eyes. She slowly went up to him and took his hand.

"You're not going?" Edmund asked.

"I can't imagine my father would be very proud that I gave up what he died for. I spent too long wanting what was taken from me and not what was given. I was given a kingdom. A people." He squeezed Elizabeth's hand as he faced Aslan. "I promise to be a better king."

Aslan smiled warmly. "You already are." He turned to Edmund, Eva, and Lucy. "Children."

"I think perhaps it's time we went home actually, Lu," Edmund said.

"But I thought you loved it here," Lucy said in confusion.

"I do! But I love home and our family as well. They need us."

"I agree," Eva told her. "I love it here so much. But I already miss Peter and Elaine and Susan. And I want to see my parents again someday."

Reepicheep cleared his throat and then approached Aslan. "Your Eminence," he said with a bow. "Ever since I can remember, I've dreamt of seeing your Country. I have had many great adventures in this world, but nothing has dampened that yearning. I know I am hardly worthy, but with your permission, I would lay down my sword for the joy of seeing your Country…with my own eyes."

Aslan smiled again. "My Country was made for noble hearts such as yours. No matter how small their bearers be."

Reepicheep bowed again. "Your Majesty."

"No one could be more deserving," Caspian said.

"Well, I…"

"It's true," Edmund added. He and Eva gave Reepicheep a small bow.

Lucy walked up to him and knelt down in front of him. "May I?"

"Well, I suppose. Just this—" Lucy swept him up in her arms and hugged him tightly. "Goodbye, Lucy."

Eustace then went and took Lucy's place in front of the mouse. Elizabeth was surprised to hear him stifling sobs.

"Don't cry," Reepicheep said gently.

"I don't understand. Will…will I not see you again? Ever?"

"What a magnificent puzzle you are. And a true hero. It has been my honor to fight beside such a brave warrior. And a great friend." He looked over at Elizabeth. "I'm pleased to have met your acquaintance, madam. I believe you shall do great things in the future."

Elizabeth smiled warmly as Eustace stood back up. Reepicheep scampered over to the giant wave where a small boat was waiting for him. He removed his sword from his belt and hopped in. Then he paddled up the wave and soon disappeared from view. He was now in Aslan's Country.

Eva gently put her arm around Eustace as tears ran down his cheeks at the bittersweet good-bye.

Lucy looked at Aslan sadly. "This is our last time here, isn't it?"

"Yes," Aslan answered gently. "You have grown up, my dear one. Just like Peter and Elaine and Susan."

"Will you visit us in our world?"

"I shall be watching you always."

"How?"

"In your world, I have another name. You must learn to know me by it. That was the very reason you were brought to Narnia. That by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there."

"Will we meet again?"

"Yes, dear one. One day."

Aslan roared loudly and a hole opened up in the wave that was their way home. The others circled around Caspian.

"You are the closest thing I have to family," he said to them. He smiled at Eustace and clapped him on the shoulder. "And that includes you, Eustace."

"Thank you," Eustace smiled.

Caspian hugged Edmund tightly, and Eva realized how much of a brotherly bond the two of them shared. It could almost rival the bond between him and Peter.

When they released, Eva hugged Caspian as she fought back tears once the reality hit her that this was the last time she would ever see him.

While Caspian hugged Lucy, Edmund and Eva went over to Aslan and bowed before him. Then Lucy came over and hugged him as she cried into his mane. She gave him a small kiss before walking over to the ocean.

"Will I come back?" Eustace asked Aslan.

"Narnia may yet have need of you," Aslan told him.

Eustace, Edmund, Eva, and Lucy began walking to the wave when they realized one person wasn't following.

"Aren't you coming, Elizabeth?" Lucy asked.

Elizabeth looked over at Aslan and then up at Caspian. "The thing is…I wish to stay here."

"What?"

"Lucy, darling…there's something you need to know about me." She looked to Caspian again, and he nodded at her. She turned back to the others. "Before I worked for your aunt and uncle…I worked for another family. And well…the father was very abusive towards me. He destroyed all my sense of self-worth, and I spent years thinking my life was unimportant. But after so long…Caspian has helped me to see otherwise. And for the first time, I know exactly what I want. I want to stay with the man I love."

Eustace slowly walked towards her. "Elizabeth…I am so very sorry. I didn't know. After you went through all that, and then I just…"

"It's okay. I forgive you."

"What are we supposed to tell Aunt Alberta and Uncle Harold?" Edmund asked.

Elizabeth smiled. "Tell them the truth. That I got transported to a magical land and fell in love with a man named Caspian."

The others let out small laughs at her joke.

Eustace ran up and hugged Elizabeth tightly. She was surprised, but she quickly hugged him back as she rubbed her hands over his hair. "Thank you," he said quietly. "For never giving up on me. I love you."

Elizabeth let out a surprised laugh and hugged him even tighter. "I love you too."

Edmund, Eva, and Lucy took turns hugging Elizabeth good-bye and then walked back to the wave.

Elizabeth walked back over to Caspian. He gently took her hand as she watched them go. She was sad that she had to leave them, but she was to serve a greater purpose as she became the new Queen of Narnia alongside Caspian.

Eustace, Edmund, Eva, and Lucy were submerged under the water as the wave closed over them. The water level began to decrease, and Edmund found himself sitting on the bed in Lucy's room again with Eva next to him. Lucy and Eustace ended up on the floor, and they watched as the water retreated back into the painting.

"Eustace!" Alberta called. "Eustace! What are you doing up there? Jill Pole's dropped in for a visit!"

Edmund, Eva, and Lucy looked at one another sadly. It didn't seem fair that their time in Narnia had come to an end. And it felt so strange to be here without Elizabeth. They already missed her, Caspian, Aslan, and everyone else they had become so close to.

Eustace took the painting and hung it back up on the wall. Edmund took Eva's hand and they all began to leave the room to go back to their lives in London.

The ship in the painting sailed away until it was out of sight.

Eva looked at the others. "Wait until Peter, Elaine, and Susan hear about this."