The rage is palpable in Lenore's voice and Hilda pauses, watching worriedly as the vampire dips below the waters. When she reemerges however, there's nothing noticeable that Hilda can see on her expression that betrays anything more than the brief flash of emotion that had slipped from underneath Lenore's neutral tone.

Hilda slips quietly into her own thoughts as she resumes massaging her scalp as if that will somehow connect the dots for her. Fortunately, not too many people fit that description, but she can't say how much she agrees with the last one. There's only so much that she knows of Alucard personally after all. Lenore purposefully not naming him doesn't go unnoticed and Hilda follows suit.

"I have. He's actually let me borrow some books on enchanting for some of my accessories." There's a hesitation to her tone, as if even admitting that much is betraying her new friend. "Is he the reason behind your friends not being around anymore?"