[ He lets Alucard guide him, and- he likes his part. The part that usually comes after feeding, when Alucard fusses over him and cleans and binds the cuts and- it's nice. He likes the being cared for, and this is one of the few times that his pride doesn't get in the way of letting it happen.

This is, sadly, going to have the side effect of him not wanting to do anything but lean against Alucard and be pulled close for the rest of the afternoon, but that's just how things are. ]

It's been a few centuries. They forget that this house has no connection to the man who killed their Princess. [ ...well. it does. but nobody here knows that right now. ] Time is weird like that, when you're mortal.