"I'll be rewarded for my efforts," Idun replied, with a rather fine air of confidence. She had decided that, in this crazy flurry of challenges, she was going to come out on top. There were no facts behind this notion, but she believed it firmly all the same. Believing that Bragi could get the better of her, even in something so innocent as this 'home' challenge, was unacceptable. Mostly because believing he wouldn't find his home was a tragic thought, even if finding it meant that he'd be with another goddess forever. Idun wanted him to find his happiness. She wanted him to find his other half. "I'm just not giving you a glimpse at my gloating dance. You couldn't handle it. Not yet."
Actually, Idun believed Bragi could handle a lot. But she didn't say that. It was another unspoken brick keeping her heart walled off from his. Of course, Idun realized none of this. The implications alone would've shaken her far, far too much. His grin implied too much already, and that was something she kept falling into. "I'm a mysterious goddess," she said, offering a casual little shrug.
"I think I'd make a very convincing viking," she said, with a solemn expression that barely lasted a single second. She laughed quickly and freely, shaking her head at the suggestion. "I would never tease about desserts. Desserts are very serious." She clicked her tongue. "And I wouldn't want to hurt you," Idun added, before she properly thought the words through. I wouldn't want to be unreasonably hurtful would've worked just fine, but somehow she packed a heartfelt promise into her words instead.
It was just that, to her knowledge, nobody had ever wanted to find her that badly. Nobody had ever dedicated two weeks of their life to tracking her down, going from orchard to orchard searching for someone who was just a friend. Just. If Idun knew anything about her own feelings, she would have realized that, with the knowledge of his determination, something inside of her had clicked. A decision had been made after a brief conference between her subconsciousness and her heart. This was the god she was going to love for the rest of her days. Idun just didn't know it yet, what with the conference being subconscious and all. She did know how unreasonably happy he was making her with this search of his, however. She smiled slowly, until it built into a grin that threatened to reveal a secret she didn't know she was keeping. "No, I don't imagine directions were necessary," she said. Idun really couldn't stop smiling. He could've asked any of the other orchard gods where she was. He chose not to. "I imagine you rather enjoyed the journey."