Vlad gave out a chuckle at first. It was his first reaction to the young wizards plea. Normally the fact that he was Gellert's Junior Assistant wouldn't have given him a second thought. It would have made the matters worse for the boy. But as it were, it did matter since Vlad was very much involved with the man. Vlad couldn't very well go around killing Gellert's Assistants. That would be just rude of him.
He let out a heavy sigh, disappointed that he had to let this wizard live and did remove his hand from his neck. "You are very lucky. Tell me your name young man," he demanded.