Vanessa the trickster

"You were supposed to be my teacher and my friend," Kendra said. "I really liked you."

Vanessa grinned. "Of course you liked me. In the spirit of teaching, here's a final piece of instruction. I used the same approach when we met as Errol did. I rescued you from a supposed threat in order to build trust. Of course, I helped set up the threat. I visited your town the night before the kobold showed up at your school and bit your homeroom teacher while she slept. Later, the kobold put a tack on her chair to put her to sleep, then I took over and gave you quite a scare."

"That was you?" Kendra said.

"We had to make sure you had ample reason to accept Errol's help. And then, once you realized Errol was a threat, I came to your rescue."

Chapter 20