[ Names are narrowed down quickly. There had been a great culling of those vampires still loyal to Walter in the weeks following his defeat, at the hands of Mathias and Leon alike - even in conflict, that mission remained shared between them. The name of Dracula had first seen use some years later - he had been uninterested in the conflicts of vampires and unwilling to lead rather than simply to dedicate his new endless life to his love of knowledge until they proved too troublesome. When he took on the name of Dracula and demonstrated himself to be the most powerful force in Europe, there had been countless more deaths. Those other vampires who had been sired by Walter himself became dangerous rivals, and thus targets.
The only vampires sired by Walter who remained were those who had sworn loyalty to Dracula - not just failed to oppose him, but truly sworn loyalty. That could be narrowed down quickly by records brought from the castle itself. The rest was a matter of checking names against the Belmonts' own records.
It's narrowed down to two names, now. Maybe three - Alucard had recognized one of the names as an ally of theirs, one who had sworn loyalty to him during Carmilla's campaigns. From here, it's a matter of using the mirror to identify who they're facing. Which has to wait, because using the mirror to observe the estate is liable to draw attention enough. Using it to observe an individual is practically announcing their presence and what information they have.
He's only just entered the kitchen now. Mathias' apprentice kept a small home not far from the estate, close enough to be kept within the spell, and he's returned from it with whatever he could find from there - interpretations of Mathias' work from a different mind. Maybe helpful. At the very least, more distant. ]
Hmm? [ He puts the stack of papers down on the table. ] More reading material for you, by the way.
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The only vampires sired by Walter who remained were those who had sworn loyalty to Dracula - not just failed to oppose him, but truly sworn loyalty. That could be narrowed down quickly by records brought from the castle itself. The rest was a matter of checking names against the Belmonts' own records.
It's narrowed down to two names, now. Maybe three - Alucard had recognized one of the names as an ally of theirs, one who had sworn loyalty to him during Carmilla's campaigns. From here, it's a matter of using the mirror to identify who they're facing. Which has to wait, because using the mirror to observe the estate is liable to draw attention enough. Using it to observe an individual is practically announcing their presence and what information they have.
He's only just entered the kitchen now. Mathias' apprentice kept a small home not far from the estate, close enough to be kept within the spell, and he's returned from it with whatever he could find from there - interpretations of Mathias' work from a different mind. Maybe helpful. At the very least, more distant. ]
Hmm? [ He puts the stack of papers down on the table. ] More reading material for you, by the way.