[Alucard exhales, long, slow, and considering.]

I wonder if there's any true harm in letting the illusion linger for just a few days longer, especially if they have not begun to notice cracks in their vision. Especially if they've managed along well.

[He'll have to speak with Hilda, but that can be a discussion not anything forced. No one else is going to be having soup, the dhampir knows that for damned sure.]

I'm the first one you've spoken to about this?