And at least a part of our problems involve necromancers. [His own sigh is a little more of a joke and absolutely more put upon. Hector's not really a problem, he just exists in Alucard's bubble when he'd rather that not be the case. Gideon's charge? That's more time consuming.]

Or perhaps we might take advantage of where we are now and do what I suspect you've wanted to for the past however long it's been and exchange a few blows with our swords?

[Just a hunch here.]