[ He doesn't sleep, he can't. But at some point he closes his eyes and time passes until when he opens them again he's the normal shape instead of small and hairless. The cold snap passes, eventually, and the only casualties are in the garden.
He still won't allow Alucard to investigate the den, but slowly he does warm to his presence. To the idea of having someone with him. Of not being alone. He asks for leave to stay in Alucard's wing at the next full moon, and then the next, until all of his time spent in that shape is spent with Alucard. Alucard teaches him about the science of gardening, about things beyond which plants to plant where in what seasons, about the acidity of the soil and things that he doesn't quite understand.
Spring comes, and with it come monster attacks. Some night creatures move when the season changes, others find that the shortening hours of night force them to be more aggressive, to hunt closer to towns. Trevor's hunting trips begin to take a few days at a time, though he takes care to ensure that he brings enough to keep Alucard fed in his absence before he leaves.
This means that, far more so than it was in winter, that fireplace that Trevor uses as a den is unguarded. ]
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He still won't allow Alucard to investigate the den, but slowly he does warm to his presence. To the idea of having someone with him. Of not being alone. He asks for leave to stay in Alucard's wing at the next full moon, and then the next, until all of his time spent in that shape is spent with Alucard. Alucard teaches him about the science of gardening, about things beyond which plants to plant where in what seasons, about the acidity of the soil and things that he doesn't quite understand.
Spring comes, and with it come monster attacks. Some night creatures move when the season changes, others find that the shortening hours of night force them to be more aggressive, to hunt closer to towns. Trevor's hunting trips begin to take a few days at a time, though he takes care to ensure that he brings enough to keep Alucard fed in his absence before he leaves.
This means that, far more so than it was in winter, that fireplace that Trevor uses as a den is unguarded. ]