Eric had always been the most inconspicuous member of the trio.
Compared to Ollie, who was strong and hot-tempered, and Alesha, whose quick mind, meticulous nature, and legendary life had begun from the moment she was born, Eric did seem quite ordinary. Although he had been studying all kinds of shamanic knowledge under the old shaman of the tribe, he had not appeared to learn much after all this time. And compared with mysterious Astrological Alignments and obscure dreams, he was clearly more interested in rock music and basketball stars. Whenever he had free time, he would run off to Nuuk. He had even taught himself rap, started writing songs, and uploaded them to YouTube.
He usually looked lazy and laid-back, but Ollie knew Eric was far from stupid. He simply had not put his energy toward the right things. In fact, whenever Alesha came up with an idea, Eric was the one who refined it afterward. If Alesha was the decision-maker and Ollie the executor in their trio, then Eric's role was that of a strategist.
Ollie had even complained that Eric was a typical Inuit. He possessed none of the Inuit virtues of honesty and diligence; his head was instead filled with all sorts of bizarre schemes.
But now, Ollie was glad Eric was the one left downstairs. If it had been someone else, Ollie could not have been sure that person would notice something was wrong. But Eric was a companion he had gone to school with and played with since childhood. Ollie did not believe Eric could be completely unaware of their current situation.
Yet after all this time, their team's strategist had made no move at all. Even Ollie, who had been certain Eric would find a way to save them, could not help starting