[b][i]Alexander Ascot[/i][/b]

Before they departed, Alexander responded to Michael's words, "There are a few self-heating coffee cans in the trunk; get a couple and hand one over to me. Those ought to keep us awake before we go to the final crisis of the day."

Once the car began going, Alexander would remenisce, hopefully with a heated coffee can in his left hand, "You know, my family is most important to me; the only one more important to me than Will is my wife, Eleanor. She and I were around your age when we met for the first time, and she was recovering from an abusive household and a drug addiction. Imagine, a drug addiction so early in her life!

"Needless to say, and I never told her this, it was a hard decision to stand by her once I found out. I knew deep in my heart that it was the right thing to do, but I risked hell on earth if I stood up for her against her bullies." He kept looking at the lane, resisting the urge to take a glance at Michael. "Sometimes, there is horror in doing the right thing, horror that comes from having to pay the price for it. When I finally made my decision clear, my decision to defend her...things were hard for me as well. But I knew it was the right thing to do."

A sigh. "William, however...he is fearless and naive. He doesn't have most people's issues with doing the right thing when it's considered right. So others have to fear for him.

"He also believes that your leader, King, is an actual alien, and that there is a greater threat than the Ancient Evil, by the way."

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