Chapter 108 - Blending

Erik and Mia exchanged uneasy glances, tension building between them. Erik's jaw clenched before he asked with steady voice but edged with caution. "What part do you want us to do now?"Valeria's eyes gleamed with a cold, calculating light as she replied, "You will guide and protect him," she gestured to the giant whose vacant eyes now staring into nothingness, "while he sows chaos in Vanaheim."A wave of shock come to them and make their heart pounding faster. Mia's heart sank and she could see the same turmoil reflected in Erik's eyes.Guiding the giant into Vanaheim? That would mean they would be directly responsible for the destruction of the realm. Innocent lives would be lost. The very thought twisted inside her and she fought the urge to protest.Erik's face hardened. "And if we refuse?" he asked, his voice low and dangerous.Valeria's lips curled into a smirk that filled with the cruel satisfaction of someone who knows they hold all the cards.