[He must give Alucard his dues; he can be so depressing but still keep to a livening tempo, which is honestly impressive in most men, but especially those with this level of melancholy wrapped around them. Quite literally.]

Churches. Am I right? [His smile only lingers a moment. It's not as if churches were required to turn people against Witchers. Just enough bad words and the right people saying the wrong things.]

"Hurt" seems a rather nice way to phrase what I think you mean. [Monster hunters, vampires... there is a correlation there.] I do strive to learn the nature of man, and yet I remain in awe of our ability to fear and hate superficially those who aim to help us.