The next morning the family said goodbye to Shell, before getting back in their carriage to start the long trip back to the Emerald City. Elphaba sighed softly, leaning her head on Fiyero's shoulder. He wrapped his arm around her as the carriage began bumpily down the long road ahead of them. In that moment she knew that everything would be alright. Oz was a different place now, and they could live out the rest of their lives in the Emerald City, happy and knowing that they were safe. They were free to rebuild their lives now.