Pawns and Puppets

Since Aria was staying in the hospital for her "act," Alaric just moved into another room on the same floor.

On Thursday morning, after breakfast, Aria and Alaric were cozied up in the hospital room, watching a movie.

At around eleven, Alaric got a call.

Alaric listened for a moment, then answered in a low voice, "Just make sure my grandparents are okay, alright? Thanks for the trouble."

After han