Помогите с переводом предложения с английского языка.

Помогите, с переводом предложения:
"the stakes were high"
Вот полное предложение для контекста:
first, Petra was filled with a sense of fear and uncertainty. This was a man she’d known for over half of her life. He seen everything and done everything with her… their histories were inseparable, and the stakes were high. But now, stepping into his arms, she felt a peace that she didn’t realize she was capable of. They were walking on a high-wire, but she knew there was no way they would fall. Because it was right. This was right.