Instead of answering right away, Integra reached for the medkit Seras had brought out. Taking out a small, sterile gauze bandage, she unwrapped it and simply pressed it against her head, just at her hairline where she knew the wound was. She only paused to wipe what had dried on her forehead off.

"I'm not letting you lick my head, Alucard," she replied finally, not bothering to look back up. Finally, once she felt that the oozing had stopped enough to where it wouldn't be making a mess out of her forehead, she pulled the gauze away.