He had been known to pop up randomly. She was allowed to see pictures of him, and she could tell that they were twins. They had the same hair and smile. It pained her that she couldn't ever meet him, but she didn't want Alaric to put his sights back on them.
"I think Alaric is finally gone," Melina told Tyler.
"Why do you think that?" Tyler asked her.
"Nothing has happened in a year. No one has seen him or his followers. I think someone killed him, or he just gave up and went into hiding," Melina replied with a hopeful look on her face.
"That would be nice if that was the case," Tyler said with a nod. "It's just so hard to know for sure."
