And Alucard ignores that grin and the eye contact. This requires concentration, and that means nose down, eyes on the impacted body part and impacted part alone.
It is easier to focus on this than everything else tied up in having the Belmont here now. He'll have an unwanted houseguest. He'll have to contain the Belmont, because to let him wander the castle's halls would be to endanger his father and himself. Political pawn as the man may be, he is also still a threat to Alucard's safety if all goes so very wrong. Sypha won't like it, Alucard doesn't already, and they're going to have such a long talk about this when Trevor's...well, contained, because that will be the only thing they can do for the time being.
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[Because Florence would.
And Alucard ignores that grin and the eye contact. This requires concentration, and that means nose down, eyes on the impacted body part and impacted part alone.
It is easier to focus on this than everything else tied up in having the Belmont here now. He'll have an unwanted houseguest. He'll have to contain the Belmont, because to let him wander the castle's halls would be to endanger his father and himself. Political pawn as the man may be, he is also still a threat to Alucard's safety if all goes so very wrong. Sypha won't like it, Alucard doesn't already, and they're going to have such a long talk about this when Trevor's...well, contained, because that will be the only thing they can do for the time being.
He keeps working in silence.]