[ a quiet 'oooh' escapes flat as he nods. yet another thing to file away! the more he learns about subaru, the more he realizes that he is nothing like the dead apostles from back at home. good thing the holy church has no power here, probably!

but as for the next part, he perks up, barely letting subaru finish his sentence before he interjects with his own. ]

Oh, oh, I know this one. Were you offered this power in exchange for your soul or something like that? I mean, there's people that would say that dead apostl- I mean, vampires don't have a soul. But I think that's silly. Every being is made up of mind, soul, and body, and I'm sure yours isn't any different.