Sofia stood on the deck of the pirate ship, the wind in her hair, the sea spray on her face. She was a pirate, wasn't she? She had come a long way from the palace, from the life she'd known.
Arin's voice was low beside her. "You did it, Princess. You took control of your own destiny."
Sofia smiled, a sense of freedom she'd never known. She had, hadn't she?
As they sailed into the sunset, Sofia knew that she would never be the same again. She was a pirate, a survivor, a queen.
The Golden Anchor glimmered in the fading light, a symbol of her new life. She would never go back to the palace, to the life she'd known. She was free, and she would stay that way.
Ryker's fate was still unknown, but Sofia knew that she would never forget the pirate who had changed her life.
As the stars began to twinkle in the night sky, Sofia felt a sense of peace. She was exactly where she was meant to be.
The adventure may be over, but the journey was just beginning...
THE END