[Hector tries to imagine Isaac's reaction to the news of Dracula's body surviving.]

If he could be convinced, his eagerness could make him careless. He isn't the type to jump at unfounded rumors, though. And... if we do lay that bait, he won't be the only one to scent it. It would invite other would-be servants and sycophants to seek them out, hoping to revive their dark lord.

[Hector will pay any price within his power for revenge against Isaac, but he won't ask Adrian to bear such a cost. Finding Hector without Dracula's remains, they would turn their search to the castle before long.]