Chapter 255 - A student

Erik entered the room and looked around. It seemed like any of the other rooms in this place. But that made sense. Not only did Alice not have much time to personalize it yet, but she also simply didn't anything to personalize it with.

And that gave him an idea. Since he had resolved to care for this girl, he also wanted her to be comfortable.

"Alice, I was thinking. It will likely be a while before we leave here, but when we do, would you like to pay a visit to your old home? And perhaps wherever your father spend a lot of time as well? Perhaps there are things there you might want."

Alice continued to fidget a little, but still nodded gratefully. "I— I'd really like that, thank you."

Seeing her behavior, caused Erik to sigh. "Alright, just spit it out, Alice. You clearly want to talk to me about something. What, do the ferocity and determination I've seen in you before not extend to social interactions?"