Anniliese bent down to not only take the pen from Benard but to also steal some stomach rubs from him. He was showing his tummy after all.
"Okay here goes nothing."
She raised the pen in the air and said her power name. She couldn't wait to try it out. Once she was powered up she took a minute to admire herself. Her uniform did look a little different. She wanted to try out her magic and see how much stronger it would be and see the effects of it. But she didn't have a target and didn't want to use it without reason. The running and jumping part she could try without any problems and worrying.
"Oh Bernard thank you. I..."
Her loving and nurturing side kicked in.
"Bernard why are you out alone at night? Do you belong to someone?"
Despite the fact that Bernard was a guardian and looked quite capable of taking care of himself Anneliese was still worried. Someone could scoop him up or do things to him.
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