Funny thing, that... [ The boy squints out over the sand for a moment, eyes narrowed against a light wind. He doubts Earth (of any kind) will ever feel like home to him, but the desert is perhaps the closest to it, so much sand and sky and nothing else for miles. ] A trail of magic winding through the dunes. It's heading off that way. [ He points very directly, away from the direction of anything remotely resembling civilisation. ] Hard to tell what it is from too far up, but perhaps someone's left it behind on their way to somewhere secret. I thought I might as well follow it.

[ He looks at Alucard sidelong, and his lips pull up into a grin. ]

Fancy tagging along?