[Those claws are just a promise of things getting worse, which they clearly are. Alucard is careful to keep his eyes not only on those claws, but on the shadows. They're a far more reliable indicator of what threats may truly be brewing, and...they're present now.
The castle, in theory, shouldn't listen to the younger vampire anymore. Still, a squeaked please to the building gets brewed up in Alucard's thoughts.]
You left no indication of your intent. You did not correspond. I do not live in your head, I do not divine things, how was I supposed to know any of that? As a parent, you did not account for my safety or well being at all.
[His one hand does move, resting on the cane. Alucard's not sure how this next part is going to go.]
Drop politics, because the point isn't politics, it's family. What are your obligations to me as my remaining parent? Because you failed on every conceivable level until last week.
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The castle, in theory, shouldn't listen to the younger vampire anymore. Still, a squeaked please to the building gets brewed up in Alucard's thoughts.]
You left no indication of your intent. You did not correspond. I do not live in your head, I do not divine things, how was I supposed to know any of that? As a parent, you did not account for my safety or well being at all.
[His one hand does move, resting on the cane. Alucard's not sure how this next part is going to go.]
Drop politics, because the point isn't politics, it's family. What are your obligations to me as my remaining parent? Because you failed on every conceivable level until last week.