[ Not the point, Trevor. Outside their immediate area, darkness is creeping in. He tires to ignore it, let the blanket keep him tight against Alucard. ]
[ The words feel slightly acidic on his tongue. It's safe to say that, for now, but approaching the kind of thing that might clash with the beliefs that form him. ]
You couldn't have done anything else. I'd have been forced to fight you. You'd have let me win, and I'd feel shitty about it now.
[Alucard nods for only a moment, and he pauses so he can close his eyes. Try to shift the space around them, and where they end up is his own bedroom in the castle. The bed is comfier, made far too large for a single man and with a few extra furs draped over it for warmth. The rest of the place, it's all books, a drafting table in the corner, and a great, grand window that looks out onto the mountains in the setting sun.
Trevor will never be allowed here, but he should still enjoy the comforts of it. Even if it's just in dreams.]
Was that the trick if I had gone down another path?
[Alucard sighs heavily at the information. It doesn't make anything better.]
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[ Not the point, Trevor. Outside their immediate area, darkness is creeping in. He tires to ignore it, let the blanket keep him tight against Alucard. ]
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[He sighs. The wind picks up, and Alucard kisses the top of Trevor's head.]
We should head inside.
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[ The words feel slightly acidic on his tongue. It's safe to say that, for now, but approaching the kind of thing that might clash with the beliefs that form him. ]
You couldn't have done anything else. I'd have been forced to fight you. You'd have let me win, and I'd feel shitty about it now.
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Trevor will never be allowed here, but he should still enjoy the comforts of it. Even if it's just in dreams.]
Was that the trick if I had gone down another path?
[Alucard sighs heavily at the information. It doesn't make anything better.]
We should have found you sooner.