[ As long as he can. It might only be another two months or so. But it's not the time. It's never the time. He doesn't know if Alucard understood when he explained the situation to him, but he's not really keen on having the conversation again.
People tend to get emotional about the 'getting dragged to hell' thing, for some reason. He doesn't really care too much anymore. Every All Hallow's Eve would be spent with his mother clinging to him, his sisters gathered around, Leontine and his father glaring at the window and daring anything to come for him, and he had been afraid then. After that, Enid would send him pictures of dogs and packets of sweets, and he had been resigned. And after that, it would generally be dedicated to drinking and waiting and he had just been ready. Now he's- still not afraid, but apprehensive. He doesn't like the idea of leaving the other two.
Mostly, though, he'd rather not have to deal with them being upset at him. He falls into a comfortable silence for a little while, listening to the sheets of rain striking the castle. That, at least, is nice to listen to. Almost relaxing. It's a bit later when he speaks. ]
Once she's awake, I'll set the maps up again. We can use those and the mirror, see if it's enough for her to focus on to help people remotely. If nothing else, ice made with that filthy fucking water ought to be opaque enough to keep the sun out for a few hours.
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People tend to get emotional about the 'getting dragged to hell' thing, for some reason. He doesn't really care too much anymore. Every All Hallow's Eve would be spent with his mother clinging to him, his sisters gathered around, Leontine and his father glaring at the window and daring anything to come for him, and he had been afraid then. After that, Enid would send him pictures of dogs and packets of sweets, and he had been resigned. And after that, it would generally be dedicated to drinking and waiting and he had just been ready. Now he's- still not afraid, but apprehensive. He doesn't like the idea of leaving the other two.
Mostly, though, he'd rather not have to deal with them being upset at him. He falls into a comfortable silence for a little while, listening to the sheets of rain striking the castle. That, at least, is nice to listen to. Almost relaxing. It's a bit later when he speaks. ]
Once she's awake, I'll set the maps up again. We can use those and the mirror, see if it's enough for her to focus on to help people remotely. If nothing else, ice made with that filthy fucking water ought to be opaque enough to keep the sun out for a few hours.