When she was done, Zahra gulped uncomfortably. Now that the excitement was over and she'd spent some time giving her report, it looked like the spell was broken. Morbid fascination and curiosity no longer overrode her rational anxiety, so she was desperate to leave.
Fortunately for her, Erik knew when it was time for the fun to end.
"Thank you, Zahra," he nodded, his serious expression the complete opposite of the lustful amusement of before. "It looks like things are going well. You can go now, but keep me updated."
Erik's stern expression threw Zahra for a bit of a loop. While the previous episode had delivered several mental blows to Zahra's mind, Erik was treating it like just another day. Even Emma's continued shivering, kneeling, and dripping next to him didn't seem to change the seriousness with which he treated the information she gave him.
