"What do you mean dead?"
Alaric blurted out, his eyes wide with disbelief.
Sari spoke calmly, "The boy Lord Renard took with him last week... he died during a beast attack."
Alaric stared at her, trying to process what he'd just heard. His mind felt like it was crawling through fog.
"What about Iris? Does sh—"
"She knows you're alive," Sari cut in, as if reading his thoughts.
Alaric paused mid-sentence, lips parting slightly. Then he nodded slowly, letting the pieces settle.
"A week, huh?"
"Yes."
The fuck? Hey... system, is that true?
He reached inwardly.
But there was no response.
His eyes narrowed.
System.
...
...
Again, nothing.
"What happened?" Sari asked, noticing the way his gaze had unfocused, and his brow had furrowed.
Alaric blinked and shook his head. "Nothing."
Sari didn't press further assuming his mind was still recovering and piecing things together after everything.
