[ His body feels so much lighter that it takes effort not to launch himself into floating when he stands. His vision is sharper. All the world is details. He can guess the age of the animals that produced the leather covering each book from the textures of them. Can tell which books have been taken out and returned to the shelves most by the tiny, tiny marks of wear. He can map out the whole of the hold in his mind from the echoes of their footsteps.
But he doesn't feel powerful anymore. He feels chastened. Afraid of himself. Uncertain, just for now, about whether his father is wrong. Leon took every precaution so that he and his siblings wouldn't be like this and yet here he is. What must that mean for every other creature? What if it's simply impossible for them to coexist with humanity without feeding?
He's managed to control his breath by the end of the short walk, at least. He follows in Alucard's shadow, quiet until they reach the box. ]
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[ His body feels so much lighter that it takes effort not to launch himself into floating when he stands. His vision is sharper. All the world is details. He can guess the age of the animals that produced the leather covering each book from the textures of them. Can tell which books have been taken out and returned to the shelves most by the tiny, tiny marks of wear. He can map out the whole of the hold in his mind from the echoes of their footsteps.
But he doesn't feel powerful anymore. He feels chastened. Afraid of himself. Uncertain, just for now, about whether his father is wrong. Leon took every precaution so that he and his siblings wouldn't be like this and yet here he is. What must that mean for every other creature? What if it's simply impossible for them to coexist with humanity without feeding?
He's managed to control his breath by the end of the short walk, at least. He follows in Alucard's shadow, quiet until they reach the box. ]
Tell me what to do.