11. Returning to The Forest
“I remember those first nights that she didn’t come home,” Erikas said. “Oh, I barely slept. But she grew up, I had to get over it. After all, it was my goal from the very beginning.” Erikas told The Dodo. Like a parent watching their child leave home for the first time, Erikas was very emotionally attached to Emma and wanted to be sure that she would be safe in the forest like he taught her to be.