"She was capable of great empathy, even when humanity treated her with the deepest of contempt."

At that, Alucard's face threatens to show an emotion, but it stops short. The most that happens is a deeply sad sort of smile flickers across, the sort that's caught up in a memory. Many, if he's being honest.

"When she and my father met, she berated him for his lack of hospitality. To say I strive to avoid that mistake is an understatement."