Well, Daniel was following right along, wasn't he? Considering that he must have tried to kill the boy (sincerely that time, no silly games with underlings and traps and no parents to hide behind) that was rather forgiving, but perhaps Daniel simply hadn't noticed a difference. Or perhaps he was willing to accept that he had met some sort of 'other' Vlad who had not performed those acts. That seemed the best way to continue this dialogue, at any rate.

And how had Daniel managed to survive a sincere attack, anyhow? Doubtlessly by playing some trick or another, as usual. Time to think about that later.

"Not normal, you say." Vlad glanced around the room. "Now when you say 'not normal,' could you... give me a few specific examples? Some detail?"