Another long and still silence passed before Erik nodded his decision. "Yes, I think that will be a good idea. Isolation doesn't really suit you." Neither, he thought with cruel pleasure, did the companion he had in mind. Still, his plan ought to speed things up a bit. "And I do still think you should contribute. Patrols can wait, I think, for you to meet people. The problem with my Brotherhood- as I'm sure you remember- is that they are rather heavy handed and it's difficult for them to serve as peacekeepers. It would be nice to have a liaison the people can trust-" He paused and waved this away as if he'd said too much in assuming Pietro could handle a position of power. Let him think he had to earn it, give him time to want it. "But we'll start you with delivering messages."