He deserves to know he isn’t hunted any more, then.

[ He huffs at the sarcasm. He liked Alucard better before, back when he was stupid and thought that he’d found some kind of saviour. Now he just seems like-

-exactly like a teenager whose family has been thrown into disarray by some asshole who just barged into their lives. Right. ]

I could vow not to. You could order me not to. He could order me not to. [ A pause. ] He could kill me, if he doesn’t want to turn me loose.