Foiling Her Scheme

As time went by, Alaric arrived at the Regalia Hotel on time.

"Hello, I'm here. Where are you?" He stood in the hotel lobby and called Veda.

"On the 6th floor, room 6009. Come up," Veda replied.

He instinctively frowned and didn't move. "You come down. I'm not coming up."

Veda seemed to say something on the other end of the phone, but Alaric remained unmoved. "If you don't come down, I'll just go