"I met with him a little while back. Tried to get his measure, but you know how close he plays things to the chest." Even with his powers, the man had been infuriatingly vague. "Seems like, as usual, the only side he's on is his own." Cooper would never look at Cesare and think of someone who had the Nest's best interests at heart. Cooper, despite what everyone thought of him, would always be loyal to Islington first and foremost.

"Let's save the killin' option for last. Seems like every time a leader in London goes down, there's a fifty-fifty chance of things either improving or takin' a sharp nosedive off a cliff." They'd both lived through two changeovers in Millicent and Raymond Harris. If it hadn't been for JC stepping in, the Nest might still be in chaos. Cooper had also been close to the disaster that was the end of Circle Midnight, so he knew how even a bloodless takeover could lead to bad things happening in the end.