Alice stood in front of the council. Some mean-looking elderly guys, and though there were young ones too, they were all squeezing their faces so they looked like they were in their mid-50s.
And among these people, the only one she could recognize was Devon. The rest... Stranger-danger.
Just as they expected, they needed some sort of verification when entering the building, and though they used Alfred, they were put under suspicion.
Mark had to explain to them that they were attacked in the dungeon they were crossing through by the other guards, and Alfred did his best to stand up for them and protect them; that was why his face was so battered, and their car was in such a state.
A blatant lie that even Alice was shocked to the extent that she was speechless.
She never knew Mark had it in him.
But what would happen when Alfred woke up and told them the truth? She asked him about this, to which he said,