Chapter 98: VOL 2 Chapter 43: We’re leaving.
One day like any other, Erik woke up surrounded as always by his wolves and Ebonique. Recently, Ignis had also joined the "party" of sleeping in his bed. Fortunately, she knew how to make herself smaller; otherwise, he would have had to get a bigger bed.
As with every day, Erik woke up before dawn and followed his daily routine of practicing his ever-changing bio-mystic technique in the garden, feeding Ebonique, Ignis, and the wolves with his mana. Then he went to get his own breakfast in the main dining room. But today, something was different.
Around the dining table, already filled with food, sat Eleonora, Sigrún, and Liliana, calmly drinking tea, while Seraphina stood to the side with a professional expression. She quickly bowed respectfully before Erik and greeted him politely.
"Good morning, young master."
""Good morning.""
Eleonora and Sigrún also greeted Erik with warm smiles on their faces, pointing to the main chair at the table, which was empty—showing that this was the place reserved for Erik. The star-haired boy could swear that in all his years at the mansion, he had never seen anyone else sit there besides him.
Meanwhile, a slight expression of annoyance formed on Liliana's face. After all, it was very irritating for her to see the exaggerated condescension that not only Master Eldurdóttir had for that guy, but worse still, her own master treated him as she had never before treated her or Desmond. But with effort, she managed to hide her discomfort and quickly greeted Erik with a small smile.
"Good morning, Erik"
"Good morning, everyone. What's the occasion for this gathering?"
As he sat in his place, Erik returned the greeting and asked a bit confused, which made all the women blink in slight surprise. Sigrún then asked in a tone that was both amused and incredulous.
"Erik, what day is it today?"