Chapter 270: Motion Sick Driver

Avario The trip to Balan took long enough to leave him very agitated, but eventually, he felt it paid off when he reached the city's stone arches. Standing in front of the castle that served the Alpha, Avario was ushered into the garden, a place where Talia liked spending her time the most. He found himself staring into the faces of two small versions of her. One of them, a boy, smiled at him. “I knew you would come,” the boy said, recognizing Avario well. Avario’s first son, Luca, often came by, and Avario was grateful for the happiness this small gesture brought him. Valerie, a child of eight, tugged at his arm and dragged him inside the castle with all the strength an eight-year-old could muster. Her brother, however, walked alongside, murmuring a few things about how the little brother would have loved to see the visitor but couldn’t anymore. Avario found himself at the end of a hallway, where Frederick’s voice echoed, effectively thundering downwards. As Frederick came into