[ Geralt only looks back as Alucard eyes him up. He shifts the leather carrier slung over his shoulder, where the pommel of his sword can be seen. ]
You can reach places I can't.
[ As a wolf, he means. Or a hoard of bats. Either will do. Where the basilisks have nested, the opening is too small and low for a grown man, and he doesn't want to draw the fight out into the open where the fragile exoskeleton sits. The monsters involved are nothing of note, akin to cat-sized lizards with poisonous breath; the logistics of the whole thing, though, requires more problem solving. He needs help with the item itself, the nest is a tight squeeze and it can't be set on fire. Normally, he'd have turned the contract down in lieu of something he can do without help, but the money's good. Hence. Here he is. ]
I'll split the pay. Perhaps a new, mmh— [ He eyes Alucard's embroidered garments. ] —coat is in your future.
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You can reach places I can't.
[ As a wolf, he means. Or a hoard of bats. Either will do. Where the basilisks have nested, the opening is too small and low for a grown man, and he doesn't want to draw the fight out into the open where the fragile exoskeleton sits. The monsters involved are nothing of note, akin to cat-sized lizards with poisonous breath; the logistics of the whole thing, though, requires more problem solving. He needs help with the item itself, the nest is a tight squeeze and it can't be set on fire. Normally, he'd have turned the contract down in lieu of something he can do without help, but the money's good. Hence. Here he is. ]
I'll split the pay. Perhaps a new, mmh— [ He eyes Alucard's embroidered garments. ] —coat is in your future.