[There's a flinch of sympathy. Going from that to being in the Free Cities is so much. Alucard won't assume an emotional state, he knows better, but the intensity he thinks is a safe bet.]

And I presume what happens beyond your lifetime is something you haven't gotten to yet.

[Pacing, after all, is needed in these situations.]

I won't assume all will be well. But I will presume that it'll be better for your presence.