[Alucard takes his hand back, but not before offering a very gentle pat of reassurance to Astarion's hand. It's fine for now. He then takes it back, running it over the grass.]

Agreed. But you know, I think the worst part of all of this is that even with that future? If that was what ended up happening? I'd take it over returning home and dealing with what was left behind any day of the week.

[He suspects his own feeling is not too different from that of Astarion. But he doesn't want to assume, nor force the issue.]