he knew she was more than capable of handling herself , but who knows of the enemies she could face while she was out there ? alucard did not need to deal with the consequences of such ; although , maria was a kind soul , she would extend her help to those who required such .... unlike alucard who would rather weigh the worth of the situation to its importance .

ever since he had left his father’s castle and the other followed suit , he allowed her to stay by him in his ... silent state of acceptance of her words . why she wished for him to stay among the living world was beyond him , alucard knew his kind was unwanted . his kind was killed and feared - why would he put himself , as well as the world around him through that ?

he sighs as he lets his hand slack to his side after he guided maria to a safe distance from where the body of a demon laid lifeless . his hand releasing her forearm .

          ‘   do be careful the next time you do such a thing at least - i know , you are a capable fighter but ...   ’