I'll leave you to dig around under there. It'll waste time if I do it.
[He can't possibly know about the POETRY but Alucard understands that his mother knows exactly where to go. No flopping around, no squinting at pages to determine if this, that, or the other is the right one.]
Hold tight.
[Then it's full speed. The thing he didn't do with his mother back in Wallachia until they were further away. In their home there is the freedom to move quickly without having to be subtle, without sneaking around for fear of being discovered. Fear of being branded whatever new trendy term those who fear what Alucard and his father are, and what his mother might be of association. There's only speed, only Alucard sprinting up staircase after staircase.
It only takes two or three minutes to reach the bedroom. From bedroom to engine room, two more. Five minutes to gather everything is far better than functioning at normal speed.
Once Alucard is at that bedroom door, he stops. Crouches down so his mother can slide off with dignity, and he leaves her to look for the pages so that he can catch his breath.]
I'd be fool to think that you've been the primary mover of the castle at least once before, wouldn't I?
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[He can't possibly know about the POETRY but Alucard understands that his mother knows exactly where to go. No flopping around, no squinting at pages to determine if this, that, or the other is the right one.]
Hold tight.
[Then it's full speed. The thing he didn't do with his mother back in Wallachia until they were further away. In their home there is the freedom to move quickly without having to be subtle, without sneaking around for fear of being discovered. Fear of being branded whatever new trendy term those who fear what Alucard and his father are, and what his mother might be of association. There's only speed, only Alucard sprinting up staircase after staircase.
It only takes two or three minutes to reach the bedroom. From bedroom to engine room, two more. Five minutes to gather everything is far better than functioning at normal speed.
Once Alucard is at that bedroom door, he stops. Crouches down so his mother can slide off with dignity, and he leaves her to look for the pages so that he can catch his breath.]
I'd be fool to think that you've been the primary mover of the castle at least once before, wouldn't I?