[ That had been the reason for Leon's apology. They had promised their protection to this family, and failed them desperately.
He just falls quiet when Alucard swears, letting it linger. Because he's right. This is awful. Everything about this is awful. From Walter and the Matron's method of creating an army who couldn't do anything but follow orders to the constant symbols of cruelty all around to the knowledge that this could come to repeat itself in a few short months, on top of everything else that has already come to repeat itself. He puts his hand on Alucard's back after a few more breaths, leading him out of the room. ]
One more room. One more room and we're done with this wing. We go back after that, get what information we have back to Sypha and return later.
[ They can't, not really. They don't have that much time. But- he can stomach most of this. He's grown up knowing of the worst of Vampires, what things were like before Dracula. He can't stomach watching Alucard tortured like this. ]
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He just falls quiet when Alucard swears, letting it linger. Because he's right. This is awful. Everything about this is awful. From Walter and the Matron's method of creating an army who couldn't do anything but follow orders to the constant symbols of cruelty all around to the knowledge that this could come to repeat itself in a few short months, on top of everything else that has already come to repeat itself. He puts his hand on Alucard's back after a few more breaths, leading him out of the room. ]
One more room. One more room and we're done with this wing. We go back after that, get what information we have back to Sypha and return later.
[ They can't, not really. They don't have that much time. But- he can stomach most of this. He's grown up knowing of the worst of Vampires, what things were like before Dracula. He can't stomach watching Alucard tortured like this. ]