Chapter 256 - Comforting Astrid [1/2]*

As soon as he stepped outside Alice's room, he heard Elora chuckle in his mind. "Guess you got yourself a student, huh? Sure you want to take on the responsibility? You know the covenant only forces us to keep her safe, right?" 

"What?" Erik exclaimed defensively while shrugging. "I like her! I mean, she clearly heard all that stuff about Audumla and what not, but she's still brave enough to take me as her teacher!" 

Elora smirked skeptically, "Or she's smarter than you think, and realizes that, since Runebound like her are supposed to be in danger anyway, sticking with the guy that's supposed to save them is her best bet." 

A sigh passed Erik's lips, "Sometimes you need to have a little faith in people, Elora, and in my intuition." 

The fairy chuckled again, "I have faith in you, you know that. Just not in other people. Anyway, you can't deny that my skepticism has saved us before!"