[The wolf tilts his head, tail raising. Eventually, Alucard gives a very helpful boof.

No, it turns out, he cannot still talk in this form.

Sliding away like mist, Alucard shifts back into his normal state, combing his hair back with a hand.]

I am stronger, faster, and more durable than any normal wolf, but that is where it ends. I cannot speak in an animal's body.