Several hours later, Erik once again found himself in the smithing hall. He was not alone, but it was neither Eira, nor Elora who was with him. Instead, it was Astrid.
"So…" Astrid chuckled with a light smirk. "It's finally time to start forging, and now you need me to be your little power source, right?"
"Basically" Erik grinned unapologetically.
"Which means you want me to just stand there with my metaphorical dick in my hand, while you spend the next few days creating something that only you and Eira can use, right?" she continued laconically.
"Well, I also need you to constantly circulate your sun affinity to fuel the forge," he shrugged casually in response.
"…" Astrid stared at him with narrowed eyes.
"…" Erik stared back with a casual smile.
They stared silently at each other before Erik grinned again. "I'll make it up to you?"
