A few nights ago, you, homeless, had stumbled upon a castle with two corpses staked outside as a clear warning — mindlessly ignoring it, you trespassed only to end up meeting a tear stained Alucard.

“You are not worth the kill, stay or leave… I could not care any less. Just do not bother me,” he had said to you that night, after nearly shredding you to pieces. Despite his hostility, your presence gave the vacant castle a sense of… life.

“Why are you shivering?” He asks, scoffing.