Of course she dare not hug him…such signs of affections were for the weak and his sweet sister was certainly nothing of the sort. 

“I’ve come to visit, are you not please?” Though he was a great deal taller than her and she may have been a few moments older, Alec felt as though he were always the superior. 

“I have heard about your time here, and I have come to see it for myself,” he continued as he held his bag out for her to take, “Where is my room?”