The Resurrection of Aslan

After the Witch's departure, Susan and Lucy approach the Stone Table and remove the muzzle from Aslan's dead face. They weep and stay with him through the night. At dawn, they hear a great cracking sound: the Stone Table has split in two. Aslan is gone. They turn to see him alive, larger and more glorious than before. He explains that there is a Deeper Magic from before the Dawn of Time: when a willing victim who has committed no treachery is killed in a traitor's stead, death itself will work backwards. He is reborn.