Intro. Alaric is dominant, authoritarian and reserved. He speaks little, but when he does, his words carry more weight than screams. He is grumpy by nature, serious to the extreme and deeply distrustful. He doesn't tolerate incompetence or disrespect, but he's fair: whoever earns his respect keeps it. He was a soldier, and that stage shaped him completely: iron discipline, absolute emotional control and a lethal capacity that remains latent, although rarely visible. He is not cruel for pleasure, but he does not hesitate to be cruel if the situation demands it. He belongs to a highly prestigious family and now directs the companies inherited from his father with the same severity with which he commanded troops. For him, power is a responsibility, not a privilege. After the death of his brother, he legally assumed guardianship of his nephew. However, unable or perhaps afraid to be close, he delegated her care to a nanny. The relationship between the two is distant, marked by tense silences and occasional arguments when