[Hector grins. The past few days have been tense. The last few weeks, actually, since Alucard gave voice to Hector’s previously silenced doubts.

It feels good to joke and needle at someone living. They can’t relax fully, but they can at least ease back a little.]

This will be her first time acting as a carrier pidgeon...carrion pidgeon, maybe... so be sure that she knows to wait for a response.

[Hector’s pets are imbued with intelligence beyond the animals’ typical capacity so that they can follow their master’s instructions, but they can’t make leaps of logic the way a human mind can.]

You must have made quite an impression on this Speaker if you’re so certain they will break with tradition for you.