I caught that reference and thank you! This was a wonderful character study of Susan. It's presented as a misunderstanding that, had there been time, might have been resolved but instead ended with the train crash and regrets. I especially liked the ending where Susan realizes that the two are both different and the same. It was still an endless stretch of water that headed out towards the horizon. Susan knew what lay on the other side of that sea in Narnia and what lay at the other side of this sea in England too. Perhaps England’s waters did not lead literally to the Lion, but that didn’t mean journeys travelled in England could not bring her closer to Him. The path was just different, but she realised now the purpose was the same. She sought to do her duties and fulfill the Lion’s will in Narnia and she must do so here as well, though those duties were different.

I love this sentiment. It is a wonderful expression of the duty of the Narnians in Spare Oom and a statement of Susan's purpose moving forward.

Thank you for a lovely story -- also yes, wonderful to see Susan tied to the sea here.