The bermuda cluster

Alaric was happy to embrace his long lost friend. He’d always feared the worst about Revas, but was always too afraid to actually consider that Revas hadn’t made it. Better to live with a little hope than think the worst.

It is good to see you! I’d always hoped you’d survived, it kept me going on a lot of dark days back as Elgar’nan’s court jester, but to actually see you alive! Alaric turned to Meg and smiled warmly and happily, despite the troubles brewing within his mind, for now they’d been forgotten and pushed aside.

We basically grew up together. My father was an adviser to the Royal Family, when he died I took his place. It was literally another lifetime ago, but now, in this moment, it felt so close that he could just reach out and touch it. Bitter sweet really, because had it not for Elgar’nan his life never would have been upended, but then again, had it not been for Elgar’nan, he never would have met Arithari. Then Alaric froze when Ruth appeared, what were the odds that Ruth would be there too. He struggled to remember exactly when the last time they’d been together was, but the days tended to blend together, especially where Ruth was concerned.

Ruth?! He wasn’t upset to see Ruth, just surprise. Apparently it was the day for surprises! At this point he wouldn’t be surprised if his mother or sister appeared as well.