Since every moment they stayed there increased the chances of discovery, they wasted no time. Morganae drew two regular heartfire sigils on the forest floor, and after sharing a kiss under the irritated mother fairy's gaze, activated their respective sigils.
Yet, unlike the modified sigils Elora would use in the future, these generic ones were far more straightforward. Rather than put them through elaborate scenarios, it simply put them in stressful situations and measured their feelings.
In Erik's case, the heartfire sigil made him forget about the trial, and simply put him in a desert, with an endless horde of monsters, aiming to kill him and Elora. Unfortunately, the latter was inexplicably unconscious, unable to merge with him, and tied to a kind of altar.
His only choices were to run, or fight to protect Elora, hoping the monsters would run out of bodies before he ran out of steam.
