[ The current Queen looks down, eyes settling on Trevor. ]
He chose me first. I was the one to eat his heart of flesh and leave in its place a heart of stone.
[ There is a long pause. And then the speaker's horse is white and spotted, and the black of its coat and the colours of its mane flow over the ground and up through the bony legs of Damien's horse. And Damien, the current queen, fine nobleman's clothes all bloody and chest hollow, throws his head back and laughs. ]
But then, my Young Lord, you have had your share of Hearts of Flesh too, have you not? Take him, then. As Tribute. For as long as you can bear to keep him.
[ Trevor does not look at the new queen in recognition. He only looks at Alucard, staring, as if he is a puzzle to solve. And then there is a crack, and he screams.
No matter how light Alucard's touch, the bone cracks audibly beneath it. Splinters of bone poke out from skin, and blood wells up around them. ]
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He chose me first. I was the one to eat his heart of flesh and leave in its place a heart of stone.
[ There is a long pause. And then the speaker's horse is white and spotted, and the black of its coat and the colours of its mane flow over the ground and up through the bony legs of Damien's horse. And Damien, the current queen, fine nobleman's clothes all bloody and chest hollow, throws his head back and laughs. ]
But then, my Young Lord, you have had your share of Hearts of Flesh too, have you not? Take him, then. As Tribute. For as long as you can bear to keep him.
[ Trevor does not look at the new queen in recognition. He only looks at Alucard, staring, as if he is a puzzle to solve. And then there is a crack, and he screams.
No matter how light Alucard's touch, the bone cracks audibly beneath it. Splinters of bone poke out from skin, and blood wells up around them. ]