[He had promised, after all. As furious as he is (and oh, he is furious) about the return of dragons, about there being any hatchlings, as wise as it would be to strike pre-emptively, he made a promise. Alucard has too much value in his own words to ever, ever prove himself a liar on such a thing.
He's far calmer than their last meeting, but that's no particular achievement.]
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[He had promised, after all. As furious as he is (and oh, he is furious) about the return of dragons, about there being any hatchlings, as wise as it would be to strike pre-emptively, he made a promise. Alucard has too much value in his own words to ever, ever prove himself a liar on such a thing.
He's far calmer than their last meeting, but that's no particular achievement.]
The horse is new.