Until we know her aims and whether or not she's capable of compulsion? Yeah. Sorry. Safety first, and all that shit. I'd rather not be turned against the two of you, and I'd really rather not be turned in general.

[ He didn't use any of this shit when confronting Alucard for the first time. If it hasn't been long clear that his aim there was never really to succeed. He talks, waiting for the bleeding to slow a little so that he can start scrubbing at this cut. ]

For the cold iron? No fucking clue, this is a first for me. For the shit I've used to protect myself? A long bath in saltwater should take care of the worst of it, and Sypha to break the spells. Bunicuta'll want me to stay with her a while just in case, but I should be able to come home at evening. I just-

[ -will still be painful to the touch. ]

-I'll have to use my own room for a few days.