Pacing up and down the courtroom, Alaric was distressed. Thoughts of how to apologise to Ravenna spun in his head, but none seemed satisfactory. He had made a grave mistake, and his punishment, he believed, should be equally grave. Should he kneel down to her till she was satisfied? Or maybe let her beat him or scold until she calmed down? Alaric was ready for anything as long as she wasn't angry with him anymore.
"Will you stop that?" Finn said dryly, staring at Alaric.
Alaric paused, glaring at him, before something crossed his mind.
"How did you convince Nyx to forgive you?" he asked, taking a seat beside Finn.
But before Finn could reply, Zander's rare impatient voice interrupted. "We're not back here to discuss your personal matters, are we?"
Seth, who was sitting beside Zander, chuckled but instantly fell silent at Alaric's warning side-eye.
"You can leave if you want," Alaric said flatly, then turned back to Finn. "What should I do?"
