And yet, you're still determined to make it up there. Despite all that.

[Handy. Alucard glances around curiously before he quietly moves to follow after Zagreus.]

Mm. A name that is still well known, even in my country. Still, that is... quite selfless of Achilles, to give away his place for another. I can see why you admire him so with that kind of nature.

[Softly, he adds:] There wasn't much in my godfather's control, but where he could... he tried. And there are a great many things outside of our control. Your reaching the surface being but one of those things.

[Yet, they go on.]