A man in a black cloak stood against a large tree. His long, dark, messy hair fluttered in the cold wind as he took a drag from his pipe.
"Pardon me, wanderer..." A sultry voice cooed in the darkness.
He turned in the direction of the voice, and saw a goddess standing before him. She had a special kind of hunger in her eyes.
"You look quite tired. Come to my inn. I have everything a weary traveler could desire." The woman smiled and batted her long, lustrous eyelashes at him.
Lord, give me strength...
While the mysterious traveler prepared for a well-deserved rest, the one known as Alucard had just woken from a horrible nightmare.
Alucard looked to his left and right and found the twins beside him, sleeping peacefully.
"Just a dream..." he whispered to himself as he wiped the tears from his cheeks. It seemed he'd been crying in his sleep.
"'Lucard... whaswrong...?" Sumi mumbled.
"Nothing. Go back to sleep."
Alucard laid back down and let the sound of the twins' breathing calm him.
"Listen well, because this is most likely the only time You'll hear me say or think this."
The dhampyr took a deep breath and let it out slowly.
"Thank You."