Baron Von Racalud was an old hunting partner of the Count's. He arrived at Garside Grange to train Vladimir Dracula and joined the Count for a bottle of the Baroness of Bucharest. He demonstrated to the boy how he'd beaten a slayer wielding a sword. Vlad asked him to demonstrate turning into smoke. Once separated, Vlad used a hoover to gather the particles and post them back to Transylvania. The Enemy Within The Count later visited Transylvania to apologise to Racalud for his son's behaviour. Faustian Slip