[Alucard nods, taking his seat on the floor. The rug there is comfortable enough, and in his head, there's another important element: how much should this be close to more usual things when they're seated like this, and how much musn't be?]

Give me both of your hands then. That'll be easiest for me, I think, unless you have other ideas on how to keep still.

[The rest though, the rest is the most important part. What Alucard says next may as well be a vow.]

I will take none of this personally and the events shall never repeat themselves.