Allovera grimaced at Samael's words. It was true that, more often than not, she got into arguments and fights with her caretaker. They would fight over her parents, they would fight over her problems, and they would fight over stupidities at times.
"You can say whatever you want," the dhampyr answered, shaking her head,
"but I know they do care." It was a bit embarrassing to admit it, but she was a lot older than she looked, thanks to those vampire genes inherited from her mother.
While they were busy arguing, Allovera noticed something rushing right past the entrance to the alleyway. She blinked, turning to take a look, only to see nothing but the street. With all this agitation, she assumed her mind had been playing tricks on her. She shook her head as she turned to look back at Samael, but she didn't have a chance to place any word in before someone almost literally knocked her off her feet.
It was a young man who'd quite literally bowled into her, almost making her lose her balance as he brought her into a tight embrace.
"Allovera! Finally," he breathed, abruptly breaking the embrace and grabbing the girl by the arms.
"I couldn't find you anywhere!" His voice was almost high-pitched at that point, just as he put a hand on Allovera's head and looked at her this way and that.
"Are you hurt?"Allovera just quietly stared as she was dragged into a forceful hug and then shaken just a little bit from all the excitement and relief of the other.
"Hamilcar..." she said quietly, and while he didn't look angry, she had a feeling he would once he got over his relief at having found her.
"I'm fine," she replied simply, a curious expression on her face, as she looked away from him.
Hamilcar tilted his head to try to follow her gaze, though he didn't force her to look back at him. Instead, he actually turned to look at Samael, whose presence, to him, was incredibly suffocating. Through that inhuman presence and powers, however, he could also smell a faint hint of blood.
"Who are you?" he asked the demon, straightening up, still holding onto Allovera.