I wouldn't have expected someone with such humble origins as yours to be picky about our location. Forgive my manners, Alois Trancy, but I am not an Earl anymore.

[And it's your fault, he wants to add, but he doesn't. He harbors mixed feelings for the soul in front of him. He is torn between wanting to devour it immediately, bring it back to the Nirvana he extracted it from, and torture it for days to come. The second option is the one he is less likely to pick. It took him a long time to find Alois, and he has no intention of letting him go anywhere.]

It's been fifteen years since I last saw you.

[His eyes are gleaming red now, his smirk widens. Time and experience taught him how to restrain both lust and rage, but Alois' soul is so intoxicating it breaks through all his carefully built defenses. Sebastian was right. He is more dangerous than any other creature.]

Does my aspect surprise you?