The eldest died quietly. The man who had not lived as an Aldrich, while quietly carrying out the family's goals for well over two centuries, died before reaching his 16th Rep Digit celebration.
Adrian couldn't help wondering if the old man would have made it to that record breaking year, if his body hadn't been damaged so severely. After his death, every atom of his body was carefully separated and recycled, so that no trace of his royal DNA would be preserved. Brennant had no children to carry on his lineage, that duty would fall to his brother's line and Brendan's child.