Only good thing he ever did was force me to take you in, which is something I had months to head off at the pass anyway.

[The sentence is muttered, and Alucard realizes he shouldn't have said it but. He sighs at the gesture. It's stupid and tender and everything they don't get to be right now.]

Don't apologize for doing the smart thing which was exactly this. [This is good information to know for the future anyway.] Call me when you're at Agatha's.