[The way Alucard backs off means that he can concede the point, as painful as it may be. He props his elbow up on the arm of the chair and holds his forehead in his hand, the other gesturing to dismiss the thought.]

No, no. You're right. [He hates it, because of course he does, but still.]

But that ignores my concern about all the deeper complexities about what removing one species does to the entire world around it. That's where I've been trying to find balance in this work.