[Alucard spends the next two years quietly passing the time by publishing what books of science he can and traveling not as men do, but as the walking dead can. There are cities in Europe that accept the books he prints, and in turn Alucard brings home books of faux science to plant in his mother's clinic, so that if the authorities ever dare to accuse her of witchcraft, she can only ever look like someone reading what is said in the day and generally unchallenged.
There are places he likes. Prague in particular, for no other reason than there's a little spirit about it that seems right for Alucard's soul. Italy he hates, for the church is so strong there and there's Too Much Garlic.
He keeps himself aloof when Sypha is there for only a night or two. His mother chided him at first for being rude, but then he explained the complications. Lisa's face softened at that, and she noted that truly only her son could enter such a complicated set of circumstances.
When Sypha's there for longer, Alucard defrosts as best he can. He listens mostly, aware that his father is doing the same from the next room over. (He is only ever a wolf when Sypha is present.) But Sypha and his mother are friends at this point, so Alucard doesn't do much more.
It is that friendship that makes Lisa worried when Sypha's next visit is delayed. When Dracula returns, Alucard's suddenly paler than he's ever been.]
I think I know why.
[Alucard's eyes meet that of his mother's, and they both know. Something's come of Sypha's safety, and for that the Belmonts have called a hunt. The silent communication is something that Lisa takes a scant moment to explain to her husband, and Alucard takes that time to dart outside in the hope that passing moths might be lingering near the gate to tell him the truth of things.]
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There are places he likes. Prague in particular, for no other reason than there's a little spirit about it that seems right for Alucard's soul. Italy he hates, for the church is so strong there and there's Too Much Garlic.
He keeps himself aloof when Sypha is there for only a night or two. His mother chided him at first for being rude, but then he explained the complications. Lisa's face softened at that, and she noted that truly only her son could enter such a complicated set of circumstances.
When Sypha's there for longer, Alucard defrosts as best he can. He listens mostly, aware that his father is doing the same from the next room over. (He is only ever a wolf when Sypha is present.) But Sypha and his mother are friends at this point, so Alucard doesn't do much more.
It is that friendship that makes Lisa worried when Sypha's next visit is delayed. When Dracula returns, Alucard's suddenly paler than he's ever been.]
I think I know why.
[Alucard's eyes meet that of his mother's, and they both know. Something's come of Sypha's safety, and for that the Belmonts have called a hunt. The silent communication is something that Lisa takes a scant moment to explain to her husband, and Alucard takes that time to dart outside in the hope that passing moths might be lingering near the gate to tell him the truth of things.]