Moving someone when they're hurt like this is- there's no 'sure' about it. Fuck, I wouldn't be sure even if I were at my best.
[ And he's not, even if Dracula didn't manage to get to him. He's still unsteady, head still bound up from his lucky miss last night, bleeding only just stopped from when Dracula needed Belmont Blood to break his own spells. ]
I think I can carry him without fumbling or dropping him right now, and that's the best I can manage, and I don't think I can do that with a pint or so less blood.
[ But he doesn't want to ask this of Sypha. And more than that- Alucard can probably forgive himself, sooner or later, for him losing blood. It's what he does. They're used to it. Sypha- if he knew, he wouldn't forgive himself. ]
So either we find some way to insulate him from the ice, or- [ He hates this. ] I'll talk you through it. We'll try to make it as painless as possible. I'll make sure the two of you are both safe. And he doesn't find out about this.
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[ And he's not, even if Dracula didn't manage to get to him. He's still unsteady, head still bound up from his lucky miss last night, bleeding only just stopped from when Dracula needed Belmont Blood to break his own spells. ]
I think I can carry him without fumbling or dropping him right now, and that's the best I can manage, and I don't think I can do that with a pint or so less blood.
[ But he doesn't want to ask this of Sypha. And more than that- Alucard can probably forgive himself, sooner or later, for him losing blood. It's what he does. They're used to it. Sypha- if he knew, he wouldn't forgive himself. ]
So either we find some way to insulate him from the ice, or- [ He hates this. ] I'll talk you through it. We'll try to make it as painless as possible. I'll make sure the two of you are both safe. And he doesn't find out about this.