[ And that's his answer, isn't it? It's all any vampire really needs to know about who he is. It will have to suffice for now, anyway, because Juliet's head snaps up suddenly, staring through the castle's doors. Something is coming.
What happens next happens in an instant. Something smashes against the ground, and the thick smell that night creatures use to mark territory fills the air. Then the woman's arms are wriggling under Alucard's body, hoisting him up, and she's running. She hops over the side of the staircase, back against the castle wall, cloak wrapped around the both of them to make them harder to see from the outside. There's the beating of wings, thousands of them, and then nothing once more.
Juliet remains very, very still for a minute or so longer. Eventually, she can't hold her breath anymore and exhales, sinking to the ground and setting Alucard down, but she still speaks no louder than a whisper. ]
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[ And that's his answer, isn't it? It's all any vampire really needs to know about who he is. It will have to suffice for now, anyway, because Juliet's head snaps up suddenly, staring through the castle's doors. Something is coming.
What happens next happens in an instant. Something smashes against the ground, and the thick smell that night creatures use to mark territory fills the air. Then the woman's arms are wriggling under Alucard's body, hoisting him up, and she's running. She hops over the side of the staircase, back against the castle wall, cloak wrapped around the both of them to make them harder to see from the outside. There's the beating of wings, thousands of them, and then nothing once more.
Juliet remains very, very still for a minute or so longer. Eventually, she can't hold her breath anymore and exhales, sinking to the ground and setting Alucard down, but she still speaks no louder than a whisper. ]
You felt that as well, yes? He's- gone somewhere.