"I'm not content just t'sit around and let lesser vampires run this nest like the idiots they are. I told you before how I was second-in-command of a nest in the States. I want to get back to that position. I'm not cut out t'be the head honcho, but if I can be the one whisperin' in his or her ear, that's just right for me."

He flips her one of his cocky grins. That's his whole plan laid out for Nancy, minus a few unimportant details. He trusts her enough to tell her all that. She knows how to keep his confidence. "As they say, it's good t'be the king. I've been planning this for a while. Surprised I'm not just a pretty face?"