[He read and scanned the map and entry of the curious expedition. It's really a lot of material to cover. He bookmarked it for his reference to read the rest later.]

You are in the middle of an adventure? I need to know how long this expedition would take you and if you're with a group of people?

[A pause. She needs to hear his reasoning.]

I can be away from my own coffin for a month. And if there are people who possess a natural inclination of being hateful toward vampire kind, I can shapeshift in a disguise as a dog.

[These are his mere suggestions and he wants her to consider.]