I think you'll need to let go of me at least once during that time.

[ He chuckles a little more, until the stabbing in his side from it becomes a little too much, then settles against Alucard. ]

Got yourself stuck with the wrong Belmont if you don't care for insects.

[ He knows it's not that, but it's easier to pretend that it is than it is to think about how something happening to him could hurt or scare the others. ]