[There's actually a sigh of relief when he hears it's only been a month. He's so used to sleeping like that for a century at a time.]

That makes sense. The castle is a creature of chaos and craves a master to sit at its throne. And though he possesses a part of my soul, Soma rejects the chaos this castle embraces. Without a hand to guide that chaos, it lashes out like a beast at any and all.

[He reaches out and places a hand on a nearby wall, and a good chunk of the remaining tension in the air seems to dissipate, even though a good chunk of it had already lifted simply by Vlad being there.]

It would also seem that the Puppet Master has been acting on his own as well. I apologize if anything has caused you girls any problems.

[Not Sakuya though. If she's gonna be a human in Castlevania, she's gotta be ready to put up with its shit.]