The way Samael spoke, Hamilcar could only ask himself, quite honestly, if it was worth it to speak to this man, whoever he was.
Some of his words did hit home, in their way. His heart skipped a beat when he heard Samael refer to Allovera as a "mutt", but not only because of how indecent it had been to call her that: mostly because that meant Samael knew about Allovera being a dhampyr. Not to mention, that face the demon had made it clear that he knew Hamilcar had been lying.
The words that hit him the most, though, were the last few sentences. Hamilcar narrowed his eyes at Samael when he heard those words, but he said nothing. Instead, he just sighed. "It might not transcend all evils," he eventually replied, putting his hands on his hips, "but it gets us by." They didn't have the perfect relationship, and sometimes, it felt like they argued more than anything else. At the end of the day, though, Hamilcar knew that he would always be there for Allovera. If she needed his help, if she were lost, if she were hurt: he would always drop everything to be there for her. "I might not be her real father, but she might as well be my daughter." He was far from being the best dad around, but at least he was around, right?
"But you seem to know better," Hamilcar continued, and as he spoke, he put a hand by Allovera's back to guide her along, "so I'll take your advice: we'll go back home and I'll cook her something to eat." He started turning, guiding Allovera along. "Come on, Allovera. Let's go."
She'd wanted to interrupt the conversation a few times, if only to tell Samael that he was a disgusting excuse of a person, calling her names and basically trying to turn Hamilcar against her. She was surprised that the vampire hadn't reacted that much to Samael's words, but she could only assume that he would be lecturing her at home instead. But she had a different plan in mind as she struggled against his guidance, asking, "Aren't you going to punch his face in?" She was surprised that Hamilcar hadn't gotten upset with her, but she was even more surprised that he wasn't teaching Samael a thing or two, for her sake. "He kept me here against my will and forced me to say things, and you're just walking away?"
Some of his words did hit home, in their way. His heart skipped a beat when he heard Samael refer to Allovera as a "mutt", but not only because of how indecent it had been to call her that: mostly because that meant Samael knew about Allovera being a dhampyr. Not to mention, that face the demon had made it clear that he knew Hamilcar had been lying.
The words that hit him the most, though, were the last few sentences. Hamilcar narrowed his eyes at Samael when he heard those words, but he said nothing. Instead, he just sighed. "It might not transcend all evils," he eventually replied, putting his hands on his hips, "but it gets us by." They didn't have the perfect relationship, and sometimes, it felt like they argued more than anything else. At the end of the day, though, Hamilcar knew that he would always be there for Allovera. If she needed his help, if she were lost, if she were hurt: he would always drop everything to be there for her. "I might not be her real father, but she might as well be my daughter." He was far from being the best dad around, but at least he was around, right?
"But you seem to know better," Hamilcar continued, and as he spoke, he put a hand by Allovera's back to guide her along, "so I'll take your advice: we'll go back home and I'll cook her something to eat." He started turning, guiding Allovera along. "Come on, Allovera. Let's go."
She'd wanted to interrupt the conversation a few times, if only to tell Samael that he was a disgusting excuse of a person, calling her names and basically trying to turn Hamilcar against her. She was surprised that the vampire hadn't reacted that much to Samael's words, but she could only assume that he would be lecturing her at home instead. But she had a different plan in mind as she struggled against his guidance, asking, "Aren't you going to punch his face in?" She was surprised that Hamilcar hadn't gotten upset with her, but she was even more surprised that he wasn't teaching Samael a thing or two, for her sake. "He kept me here against my will and forced me to say things, and you're just walking away?"