Chapter 54
Thalia
I sighed as Aldric and I reached the last part of the cliff. Finally, we got down.
“I didn’t think we could do it,” I said, still clutching the Resurrection Plant tightly. “If it weren’t for you, I probably would have fallen earlier.”
“If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have this now,” he replied, a slight smile on his lips. “Good job, Thalia.”
I smiled too. After being confined for so long in a world of duty, dreams, and secrets, our simple and genuine victory felt like a light in the darkness. It may not be significant to the whole world, but for us—it’s huge.
As we walked back to the pack house, I felt lighter. I even stared at the Resurrection Plant several times as if I still couldn’t believe it. It’s alive. It’s real. And there’s still hope.
But as we approac
