"Thanks, Thomas. I really appreciate that." He means that genuinely, no sarcasm or his usual snark in sight. If he didn't have the support of his friends behind this, it would have been a hollow victory indeed for the middle-aged vampire.

"Someone's got t'keep an eye on all the young vamps runnin' around. The chaos has to end eventually." That's as close as he would get to saying anything negative about Raymond Harris. Cooper knew he could end up on the bottom a lot quicker than then he had ended up on the top with how volatile Harris could be. It was better just to be the good little vampire until he was no longer in power. And then, well then, the world would be his oyster.