A Heartless Return

"There's no way Alaric is dead! Don't say stuff like that!" Beatrix snapped, her voice shaking with disbelief.

As Aria's sobs grew more hysterical, Beatrix's face turned ghostly pale and she suddenly sprang to her feet.

She glared furiously at Aria, shouting, "Aria, you didn't even find Alaric. How could you just come back here alone? How could you just abandon him and run off like that?"

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