I realize that there was a prophecy and everything, but honestly so much of Elspeth's life has been dictated by prophecies that I would have been 100% okay with her bucking this one and going the fuck home.

One of the reasons I treasure the film Labyrinth (1986) is that it breaks that trope—magic must depart, people must be separated from what they love, it's all some metaphor for growing up and putting aside childish things, I suppose—with great satisfaction and it makes everyone who's watching it happy.