[Hard to be frightened when you're being held by a bulky, six foot six man who can effortlessly lift entire beds (something the orphans regularly witnessed, due to how prone they were to losing things under them).

He's made something of a life here, but he still misses Rome, his orphanage, his children. He was such a regular fixture in so many of their lives that he has to wonder how they manage without him. He hadn't considered how it would impact them, when forfeiting his life. A desire to escape, to serve God with his final breaths had suffused everything.

He hand drifts to Alucard's ear, scratching behind it.]

She was something of the sort, yes. While Heinkel, well... sometimes I would find Heinkel in Yumiko's bed, but I suspect that was for Yumiko's benefit rather than the other way around. They were always inseparable.

[He's glad they have each other, he thinks. Ignorance is bliss.

His smile twitches and widens before he continues.]

And speaking of children, a certain little girl is very eager to meet Baskerville. She has a dentist appointment coming up, so I'm considering dropping into the apartment after and letting her take Baskerville for a walk on the beach. You're welcome to accompany us, if you aren't busy next Tuesday.

[Just in case Alucard wanted more domesticity in his life.]