He smiled at her because he knew that Vlad was only the type to meet violence with violence, but other than that, he was rather calm and collected for a man who used to be a warlord.
"He wouldn't murder you. He's not like that. The past is...the past. That's all," he reassured her, reaching out for her shoulder to give a little squeeze. "He appreciates that you're around though," the boy said before he pulled his hand back to place it on the countertop. He really...thought about what Claudia said, and he hoped she was right.
"I...I want to believe it. I mean, I know he can help me, I just don't know if he wouldn't leave for some reason or another."