Had you woken me! [The snap back is heated, disapproving and furious. Yes, Trevor simply does this. It is a part of being Trevor Belmont. But worrying about the other two is a part of being Alucard, and so some things will always be at odds.

But he shuts up all the same when Trevor mentions having a lead, and he listens. As much as he hates Trevor's horrible, stupid, risky work habits, he won't deny that there is success in them from time to time. He follows after Trevor, still holding the light, tension radiating off him.]

Now that you mention it--

[Alucard sniffs at the air, catching it. There's an easier way to track the scent, but he needs everything put down and aside in order to be a wolf. It'd be more surefire than relying on his human nose.]

I wouldn't bet against it. Likewise, I wouldn't go about opening that lock without at least going home and writing a note to Sypha to let her know where we've gone on the off chance we are still away when she returns.

[It is a deeply paranoid thing to say, because Sypha will be gone for a week yet. All the same, it's wrong not to prepare for something going well and truly wrong.]

Take the torch and cane, let me see if I can pick up any nuances on the scent.