There only may have ever been monsters in that castle if Hector had remained and found a means to forge again. To Alucard's knowledge, that never came to pass.

"I recall that when trade first tentatively began here, there were lanterns that shone a ring of darkness. A vampire invention, I assume, and one that might be worth investing in."

Alucard leans back a little on the bench, trying to determine how much of himself to give away. Lenore at least seems smart enough to utter the word half breed in his presence. "I can go in the sun with no issue, nor do I need blood for survival." The two basics, the things that make him pointedly not his father's son. "I believe most other differences are so minor as to count for nothing at all."