All in all, that had gone very well, Vlad thought. True, Daniel looked a bit intimidated, but that was understandable. After all, given the circumstances, Daniel had just been informed he was probably not in reality he knew as home and both of them were weakened.

And even after the clones, Daniel was still apparently willing to make efforts at bonding... well, not bonding, but mutual non-killing. He granted circumstances were forcing them together, but even with his powers taken against his will and faced with a Daniel that by all rights another timeline of himself ought to have killed Vlad couldn't help feeling a bit cheered.

He'd simply not ask what had driven him to decide the boy was better off dead. It was just as likely Daniel had no idea himself, the poor dear boy did tend to be a bit insensitive that way. No, this odd prison was a second chance for them both. He finished his glass of milk with satisfaction, feeling nothing needed to be added.