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"... Hooh? An interesting name to go by."
Inconceivable.
That was the first thought that had crossed Riesbyfe's mind. She had her deep suspicions already that he was, dare she say, a vampire, given the signs, but... to claim, and so casually at that, to be Alucard, as in the son of the myth himself, Dracula, was something that the female knight couldn't have predicted. Of course, while she had come across a great many vampires in her line of work, Dracula himself was but a myth. At least, as far as she and the Holy Church were concerned.
"I am Riesbyfe Stridberg. A Holy Knight of the Church, and a hunter of creatures of the dark, children of the night, whether they be vampires, demons, ghouls, or others."
All that in mind... Then, there were two theories feasible to Riesbyfe. One, "Alucard" was but an alias, perhaps adopted by this individual who admired the myth in some way. Two, this truly was the Alucard of myth that she'd stumbled upon, perhaps explaining his reflection being cast in the glass unlike a normal vampire, and by extension, she had just made a rather significant discovery for the Church. Either way, one conclusion was constant.
"And for an inhuman creature like yourself, you come off rather benign, don't you? Quite devious, but then... Perhaps those kinds of vampires exist somewhere. That is before they sink their teeth into their victims to draw out blood."
"Good morning... knight"
The loathing was not hidden in her tone - instead, it nearly dripped from the edges of her lips as she looked up at the much taller woman. Sure, Road did not know this woman, but the Earl had once said that all warriors of the Church were the same, and Road had no reason to believe that that tradition didn't span the multiverse. She didn't want it to. She needed to vent her sorrows and... anger.
'Good morning' was how any member of the family of Noah greeted anyone, but in her world, any Holy Knight would know it was a death threat. Road didn't care if this Knight came from a world that waged war with her family or not... she would return to her's with fear for the name in her heart.
It was just one of those things where you look at someone and think, 'wow, I don't like them.'
"I don't suppose your killings are done in the name of a God, are they?"
Road had now gotten almost uncomfortably close, not even paying attention to the obvious Vampire that had turned the Knight sour only moments ago. The tone in which Road had spoken was... venomous. As if the teenager was ready to start swinging in this cage at that very moment... and, she actually might, but right now... she just wanted to make the Knight as angry as she was.
"Cries of the just mean nothing when they're gutted in the name of God, am I right?"
"... Huh?"
However, before Riesbyfe could finish speaking to Alucard, she was interrupted by a rather ominous figure, coming off as possibly a bit more hostile towards Riesbyfe than she had been towards the dhampir. It seemed that back then, Ries had spoken too soon when coming to believe that everything would go swimmingly well enough for as long as the objective of getting out of this place was what remained in focus... but then again, perhaps she shouldn't be talking at all.
In either case, it was quite clear that this person, whoever she was, had some sort of strange grudge against her, if only for the garb she wore. Just as Holy Knights weren't often revered openly, as far as she was used to, they also weren't used to being scorned either. They were always seen as little more than keepers of the peace. Sometimes, their methods clashed with what others had believed to be the most effective, but even so, what could have happened for this person to develop this sort of grudge, the silver-haired woman had to wonder...
She took a somewhat uncomfortable, yet wary, step back when Road got close to her, maintaining a stern look.
"I know not of who has wronged you in your past, but as a Holy Knight, it is my duty to slay the unholy, wicked creatures of the night, not only in the name of God but to protect the safety of the good people who would be tormented by such monsters," she said, attempting to remain civil, "And as such, the wicked are all I have quarreled with. By extension, you best hope that you are not wicked yourself as well."
And then... Faster than she realized, quite a grouping had amassed. If people had seen the manner Road had approached Riesbyfe, they would have likely also seen her own approach towards Alucard, but that seemed to matter little to them at the moment.
Raising up a hand, Riesbyfe interjected herself back into the exchange. "Sir Joshua, Kent, Miss Azura, and oddly dressed man of color... While I appreciate the gesture, this girl's quarrel seems to be with just me, and I am more than willing and capable of dealing with this matter by myself," she spoke, lowering her arm with that, "I am a knight, after all. Not a damsel."
With that, tentatively hypothesizing that whatever situation that would have risen was defused if not postponed, Riesbyfe turned her attention to the other individual who had partaken in the ordeal. Nashetania.
"So then... Speaking of creatures, what are you? You don't look very human to me, and those ears... A rabbit familiar? I mean, I've seen horse familiars so perhaps it's not unheard of..." Riesbyfe cleared her throat, "Where is your master? Given how tall you are, surely you must have a high output of magical energy..."
"... And how well endowed you are."
