I can, yes, and it is a luxury. [That part, Alucard knows. Really, the only person he'd be leaving behind that he might worry about would be Jaskier. Sypha is still a difficult subject, and hell, Geralt may very well still be around. But this isn't the right thought to dwell on, so Alucard does not.

He eats a little more, almost laughing into his forkful of rice with the swallow starts to reprimand the bard for only picking at the food. That earns the creature an approving pat on the head before Alucard returns to the matter at hand.]

I should like to hear the djinn story one day. [Not now, not with the word terribly in the mix.] I'd appreciate that. And perhaps some new plantings might not go awry either.

[It is doing physical work with one's hand and brain. Something that requires concentration, and hopefully might serve as an acceptable distraction for the immediate short term.] There's a small bench near the cactus that might benefit from some landscaping.