Volume 6.5 Chapter 54: A Smile That Could Kill


    <span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight:400">Volume 6.5 Chapter 54: A Smile That Could Kill


    <span style="font-weight:400">"What do you mean "Eh?" Are you kidding me?" Keith clutched his head. How could they not see it? The way those three acted clearly showed they had no sign of trust in Alfia and Faelyn.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"But we formed a contract with them." Faelyn frowned. Forming a contract showed the two had some trust in one another.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Keith retorted, "That doesn''t mean you guys gain their trust."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Really? But isn''t there trust because you formed it?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Yes, you can think of it like that." Keith thought about it and exined, "I used the wrong word. Rather than trust, you haven''t formed a bond with them." A bond between the contractor and the spirit. That wasn''t something that could be formed just from creating a contract.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"But they''re spirits," Alfia stated.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"And that''s why you can''t make them do what you want," Keith shook his head. That shut Alfia up as Faelyn asked, "What do you suggest we do then?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"The first thing you should do is to give them a name." Keith realized something. These spirits don''t even have a name!


    <span style="font-weight:400">They were nameless.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Uh," Alfia and Faelyn paused. They looked at their spirits; two ran while the other hid behind a tree.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"A good name for them?" That was a tall order.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"You can''t just keep calling the three it and them." Keith retorted. It felt wrong since they were on the ind all the time. Especially so with him since he yed with them and Fira was always beside them!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Can''t you give them a name?" Alfia questioned. It seemed those two would like it if he did instead of her.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I''m not their contractee; you guys are. It wouldn''t matter so much if I did." Him naming thempared to them doing it were two different things.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"...I understand." "Faelyn?!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Princess, he''s right." Faelyn stared at the hedgehog, who continued to hide from them. She asked, "What should I do?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"The first thing we need is to make himfortable with us." The hedgehog was definitely wary of them. That was the most significant hurdle they had to cross.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"The easiest way is to soften up your tone."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"This is how I usually talk."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Yeah, that''s not going to cut it." Her usual sounded more like amand; it was pretty cold.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Try smiling and ask it toe over here." That should be simple. Or that was what Keith had thought.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Come over here." Faelyn smiled, but that only horrified the hedgehog even more!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Woah, woah!" Keith pulled the girl back, "What are you trying to do?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I''m doing what you said." Faelyn did exactly what he said. She smiled and asked him toe over.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I asked you to be kind, not turn into a damn lion." That was not a smile; that was a threat! Never would anyone expect her to have such a crooked look. Is she one of those who smile instinctively and can''t do it bymand?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Either way, the hedgehog was frightened even more. The difficulty went from an 8 to a 10!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Hah, take five." Both Faelyn and the hedgehog needed some time to cool off. Turning his head, Alfia wasn''t doing so good either. The hawk and wolf continued to do their own thing.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"...Let''s take a small break."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Woof!" "Kwak!" The wolf and bird quickly came to his side. Keith sighed and took some food out, "Here you are. Have a bite."


    <span style="font-weight:400">The two spirits happily ate their food. While they did,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Here''s yours." Now came Alfia and Faelyn. The two begrudgingly ate the food as they watched Keith being friendly with the spirits. He turned to thest one, "Um, do you want to eat meat?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Pii!" The hedgehog shook his head and was slightly scared of the red meat.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I see. Please have this." Keith sliced an apple instead and ced it a few meters away from him. With that, he continued on with his meal.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Are you sure we should leave him like that?" Faelyn stared at the hedgehog, who continued to be wary about everything.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Best if we do. You can''t force him to do anything. That will make him anxious in front of us." The spirit needed time to adjust to them. And he was right; slowly, the hedgehog came behind the trees and looked at the apple.


    <span style="font-weight:400">A little interested, the hedgehog started at the apple before taking a nibble. When he did, the spirit began to eat faster! The little baby really enjoyed it. And it wanted more. He stared at the food the others were eating.


    <span style="font-weight:400">It slowly waddled towards Keith and the group. And when it did,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Pii." It made a slight sound.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Do you want more?" Keith tilted his head.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Pii!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Thene over here."


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