Chapter 612 Okay, Let's Head Home Together

I knew the price all too well. One life in exchange for many. Idrid mistook my silence for hesitation and grasped my hand. "Just relax and wait another two weeks, then we can head home together, okay?" I bit my lip again, meeting his gaze. I could tell he had been through a lot to find me. We had both suffered enough on this journey. Now, we were not asking for much—just to know that the other was safe and sound. After a long pause, I gave him a small nod. "Yeah, let's head home together." At my agreement, his smile broke through, and he pulled me close, wrapping his arms around me tightly. "I planted a bunch of apple trees in the yard at Clearwater Residence. By the time we get back, it'll be fall, and the air will be sweet with their scent." I nodded, tilting my head back to look at him. "Maybe we can pick some apples together." The sadness in his eyes melted away as he nodded back. "That sounds perfect." It was perfect. I was not a heroine destined to save the world, nor was