I could lend you my coat, I suppose. It probably wouldn't cover enough of you though, and I wouldn't hear the end of it if you had little bits of bone showing through. Besides- [Alucard grins lopsidedly, giving a little wiggle of his stained glass bone finger.] That's my territory.

[All joking aside, this is. Tender in a way Alucard didn't expect, but he knows speaks to more growth beyond what he's seen. There's been more happening for Astarion than he's let on, and it brings curiosity to the forefront.

He'll squeeze Astarion's hand though, lukewarm skin against colder.]

I am inclined to question and complain about the rock. Except for this. Now you need to tell me what you've been up to.