Alex waited patiently, watching Luca with a slight grin. He was honest in his question, having the little vampire around to use as he wished was useful. A shield, a distraction, an object to vent frustration... Someone who never seemed to question anyone's motives... Yeah, he could be useful if used correctly. But yet here he was tagging along with some kid who already had an advantage over the normal hunter... It wasn't very fair in his eyes. He wasn't surprised by the answer though, well, not the first part anyway. Everyone always said such moral nonsense, though hearing just how devoted the human sounded he couldn't help but laugh. "What are you? His boyfriend?" He sneered, and a few other hunters snickered as well, while some seemed a bit wary... Did the immortal vampire have other abilities? Could he bend a human to his will?<br/><br/>"Well, either way, he'll eventually leave you behind too." Alex finally said as he calmed down, standing. He had heard it from everyone who ever traveled with the vampire, one day he just... vanished. It was just another oddity in the story, the legend of the heretic vampire who still existed all these decades later... He was like a living myth, and so few hunters believed such a thing really existed. And it was likely that they still wouldn't believe it now... How many would try killing the vampire just to see if it was true? Alex found it amusing, but he had other matters to tend to. "Well, have fun waiting." He hummed as he went to leave.<br/><br/>It was as he opened the door that he found himself staring down at the panting vampire, the older hunter's arm around his shoulders but hardly conscious. Aries was quiet for a long moment, almost as though he hadn't realized he'd reached his destination, but swiftly people were up and moving Alex out of the way to assist the injured man. The vampire released him to their care and then looked up at Alex who reached out to pat his head. "Good boy." He said kindly, Aries blinking up at him... But it felt good just then to be praised. Alex left it at that and walked past Aries to leave, the vampire standing awkwardly in the doorway before he turned his eyes inside. The room was silent aside from those tending to the injured hunter, and the eyes on him were hard. Aries knew he was unwelcome, and he couldn't blame them... He was well and truly a monster now, and he felt that he couldn't cross the doorway... No, that was supposed to be a sanctuary for humans like Luca... He pulled on his hood and his fingers gripped the fabric tightly as he looked down. He did what he was supposed to, right? He got Luca somewhere safe, he brought the hunter back... So... So he should leave before he caused trouble.