...Because for me to speak a command is, on some level, always an expression of my intent. Perhaps not enough to compel someone who is not inherently susceptible to it, but combined with your burden of obedience...

[Well. That's...more than a little unsettling.]

I'm — I'm sorry. I don't like the thought of...having you at my mercy, like that. So if you would rather I did not talk to you, or only talked through Alucard, or...whatever you wish done about it, I will understand. And agree.