The Aftermath

It all happened so fast ... that even the best assassins of the world who were present in the room did not have the chance to stop him, because nobody expected Kurt to take such a bold move.

Alaric was shocked by what had happened. For a few seconds, no one spoke.

Minutes passed and the atmosphere in the room remained tense. They were all accustomed to killing, but based on the orders they received from Alaric last night, all the assassins in the room knew that Alaric had no intention of hurting Kurt. The order was clear: 'Don't be rude to him'.

They just wanted to threaten the man to obey their boss' request, namely to give access to the sick woman so that Alaric could have her moved to a better facility.

Why was it so difficult for Kurt to fulfill that simple request? Didn't Alaric say he meant no harm to Aleksis?