In 408 Alaric asked to keep Aetius as a hostage, but was refused, as Aetius was sent to the court of Uldin, king of the Huns, where he would stay throughout much of the reign of Charaton, Uldin's successor.
În 408 Alaric a cerut să-l păstreze pe Aetius ca ostatic, dar a fost refuzat, fiindcă Aetius a fost trimis la curtea lui Uldin, regele hunilor, unde va sta în mare parte din timpul domniei lui Octar, succesorul lui Uldin.