[If it had been out of his way, Geralt would not have insisted, but the truth was that nothing was out of his way. He had nowhere to be in a hurry and as he'd just come from the way that the dhampir was going he had first-hand knowledge to how on edge the locals were. It hardly mattered that he'd despatched of the draugr that had been stating itself for months along the coastline; they were still going to be passing stories of blood-drinkers, no matter that Alucard looked nothing like the aforementioned beast. Scared people were not supremely intelligent people.
It was easy to see how Alucard chaffed at moving at a human speed but Geralt said nothing about it. Alucard said nothing about it. In fact-- most of their travel had been spent in the not-quite companionable silence that was generally borne from two sour dispositions. It didn't bother Geralt and it didn't bother his mare, and so. Here they still were.
Geralt tossed the last bone from his meal into the still-considerable heat of the fire and leaned back against a downed tree-trunk. The forest around them was alive with nocturnal songs and even a man without Geralt's senses could see how Alucard's snapped in response.] I'll take second. [Playing to their natural inclinations was probably best.] Feel better during the nighttime?
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It was easy to see how Alucard chaffed at moving at a human speed but Geralt said nothing about it. Alucard said nothing about it. In fact-- most of their travel had been spent in the not-quite companionable silence that was generally borne from two sour dispositions. It didn't bother Geralt and it didn't bother his mare, and so. Here they still were.
Geralt tossed the last bone from his meal into the still-considerable heat of the fire and leaned back against a downed tree-trunk. The forest around them was alive with nocturnal songs and even a man without Geralt's senses could see how Alucard's snapped in response.] I'll take second. [Playing to their natural inclinations was probably best.] Feel better during the nighttime?