Sudden Change [3]

"The boy left."

When Atlas departed from Vanatos, Alaric went to see Mireiya.

"Did you know this would happen?"

He didn't know about it at all until Atlas came. Artemia was bound to a soul token, so if she was in danger, a signal would be sent to the Tatsuya Clan. The fact that Alaric did not see this signal meant that it had been hidden from him. 

And, he wasn't happy that the first piece of news he heard about his daughter in three years was the fact that she had been attacked and kidnapped. 

Walking into Mireiya's room and speaking without waiting for a response, Alaric pushed past the curtain and looked at her face to face.

A pale white complexion that looked almost sickly and hair of a platinum color, she had a rare beauty that was hidden and destroyed by the curse of her existence. Only Alaric could see what was beyond the exterior. 

Looking back at her husband, Mireiya sighed.

"I did know. How could I not?"