[He'll take the compliment. And even the gentle nudge, as Alucard has gotten better about touch lately. There's a gentle huff, you're right, you're right before he moves on.]

I think you're right that the Summoned are not going to have the same interest, as the form is...not common in the entertainment and arts vocabulary the same way it is here. [Which is a rather nice way of putting it.]

The means of involving Aqualia is extremely smart. I wouldn't have thought of it. [He'll confirm all of this with Jaskier of course, but hell. This is the exact kind of thinking that would benefit the Hall.] I've not even been out to Aqualia.