"Nah. I've got t'see a man about a thing." Being a Baron meant occasionally checking up on the lower-ranked members of the nest. Most of them could be trusted not to sire other vampires or flaunt their kills. The key word there being most. There was always one or two that needed to be checked up on. Cooper prefers to do it in person. It's harder to lie to him when he's looking them right in the eye.

"So are you gonna tell me who knocked you about or do I have to guess?"