I've been informed of some of the technicalities of magic here, and I intend to learn what I can about it. [It would be starting at ground zero after losing his castle with all of that knowledge. Thankfully, he had all of his faculties so his memory would have to serve him well as he built knowledge for himself.] Oh yes, apparently part of some military, like I am some common soldier in their war.

[Yes, he was allowing himself to be affronted by that. He had built reputation in Europe, and he wasn't used to people not recognizing him. That was going to take some getting used to.]

I expect to acknowledge it as a title you bear rather than your actual name. [He made it clear that those of his vampire society that his son had a name, and while they may not use it, they were forced to contend with the concept all the same.] Adrian is as you should be.

[He moved to set a brief hand on his son's shoulder, a single physical contact before he would ease to move away from the boy to move deeper into the forest. No association would be granted without any particular fight from him. After what he had put his son through, it was the least that he could do. Isolation hadn't been a punishment long ago, but now it did feel like a sting.]

You should be careful with your blood. What it can and can't do hasn't been extensively studied, but it is yours to do as you wish with it.

[As much as curiosity tugged at him, he stifled it for the time being. Time was something that he had in spades it seemed.]