章 240: Chapter 240 - A reason to conquer

"W— What could she do?" Eira pouted sadly in response to Erik's question. "In the end, she was all alone. She only had me, and the occasional guardian she took a liking to, like Merlin. She had no real way to affect the outside."

Since Eira seemed unable to grasp what he was getting at, Erik instead addressed Elora through their link. "I'm sure Eira thinks her Mistress would never stoop to such a level, but what do you think the actual reason is that Audumla didn't use some more… direct control over the guardians?"

Elora chewed her hair in thought before she answered. "Well… first of all, direct enslavement or brainwashing is locked behind very specific affinities, like Emily's darkness, or my Seidr magic. It's very likely Audumla simply doesn't have the ability, no matter her power or skill in various other departments."