Perhaps some things are meant to remain a mystery. [It felt like a potential grasp at the truth, but then again, who else besides Alucard cares anymore? Thorne's imprisonment was long ago and far, far away. Thorne has shrunk greatly. Alucard only remembers it due to grudge, and even then, details have fallen away.

He is not sure what a polite farewell gesture is. A handshake doesn't seem right, but there should be...something?

Innominate is not wrong in clocking the fact Alucard does often stand on the line of propriety.] One I think I may poke at down the line, if only to satisfy curiosity. Such as it is, you've provided insight into much more pressing questions, and I am not sure how to properly thank you for that.