It's affecting us

Scarlet looked at the documents on which Alaric had been working for the past few days, her eyes narrowing as she read through the dense text. "Damien Von Grimm..." she murmured, the name sending a chill down her spine. She couldn't fathom why Alaric would be investigating someone like Damien, who was no more.

"Scarlet, what are you doing here?" Alaric's voice broke through her thoughts as he entered the study room, his tone carrying a hint of concern. "I was looking for you in the bedchamber," he added, his eyes falling on the papers in her hands. He immediately understood that Scarlet had seen what he hadn't intended to share.

"Isn't Damien dead? Why are you looking into him, Alaric?" Scarlet questioned, her voice tinged with worry and confusion.