Pulver correctly goes and retrieves the item. Items still need to be enabled again after a failed couroutine

Assets/Scripts/FollowerController.cs

@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ public class FollowerController : MonoBehaviour
     private Animator animator;
     private Transform artTransform;
 
+    [Header("Held Item")]
+    public PickupItemData currentlyHeldItem;
+    public SpriteRenderer heldObjectRenderer;
+
     void Awake()
     {
         aiPath = GetComponent<AIPath>();
@@ -224,6 +228,24 @@ public class FollowerController : MonoBehaviour
         pickupCoroutine = StartCoroutine(PickupSequence(itemPosition, playerTransform));
     }
 
+    public void SetHeldItem(PickupItemData itemData)
+    {
+        currentlyHeldItem = itemData;
+        if (heldObjectRenderer != null)
+        {
+            if (currentlyHeldItem != null && currentlyHeldItem.mapSprite != null)
+            {
+                heldObjectRenderer.sprite = currentlyHeldItem.mapSprite;
+                heldObjectRenderer.enabled = true;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                heldObjectRenderer.sprite = null;
+                heldObjectRenderer.enabled = false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private System.Collections.IEnumerator PickupSequence(Vector2 itemPosition, Transform playerTransform)
     {
         isManualFollowing = false;
@@ -239,6 +261,22 @@ public class FollowerController : MonoBehaviour
             yield return null;
         }
         OnPickupArrived?.Invoke();
+        // Set held item and destroy pickup
+        if (heldObjectRenderer != null)
+        {
+            // Find Pickup object at itemPosition
+            Collider2D[] hits = Physics2D.OverlapCircleAll(itemPosition, 0.2f);
+            foreach (var hit in hits)
+            {
+                var pickup = hit.GetComponent<Pickup>();
+                if (pickup != null)
+                {
+                    SetHeldItem(pickup.itemData);
+                    GameObject.Destroy(pickup.gameObject);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
         // Wait briefly, then return to player
         yield return new WaitForSeconds(0.2f);
         if (aiPath != null && playerTransform != null)

Assets/Scripts/Pickup.cs

@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ public class Pickup : MonoBehaviour
         {
             followerController.OnPickupReturned -= OnFollowerReturned;
             pickupInProgress = false;
-            Destroy(gameObject);
         }
         playerController.OnArrivedAtTarget += OnPlayerArrived;
         Vector3 stopPoint = transform.position + (playerObj.transform.position - transform.position).normalized * playerStopDistance;