You're sure? Unless nobody's spoken to her since her arrival, she's likely to know I'm here. My not being there will be sending her as much of a message as my presence.

[ Something's definitely wrong. He's a little ashamed of taking so long to catch on to the obvious sign. Bloodstained clothes, the ones he changed out of. Alucard hasn't taken the time to deal with the blood before summoning them here. Not a problem in itself, they're both careful. But especially for him, it's a terrible sign.

It also means that Alucard's going to have to clean the office himself tomorrow because neither of them can. Which is a mixed blessing, because he suspects he'll want mindless work to put himself to. ]