The black-haired girl sighed in resignation at being humiliated by her little sister before giving a mental command. The ghoulified Astrid quickly responded by lying on the bed and looking up with a glassy stare.
Erik took some robust chains originating from Söl out of his storage and bound her arms and legs together. Better safe than sorry, after all.
He then went down on his knees next to her face and put his arm in front of it. Since his body was the toughest and his blood the strongest, it would naturally be him who would provide the blood she needed.
Next, Emma took position behind Erik with a gaze that said she would give it her all, although Erik didn't really expect her to have much trouble. Meanwhile, Elora disappeared into a cloud of specks and merged with Erik to make his body as robust as possible.
Erik put his hand on Astrid's cheek and looked at her with care. "It'll be good to see you again, Astrid."
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