The younger vampire nods slowly. "I went for it because I wanted t'make things better for the vampires in the city." That was the honest truth. The Nest had been a frightful mess when he'd come into power. Cooper likes to think that things have settled down partially due to his work.

Cooper stands back up. He's heard enough and gotten about all that he thinks he'll get out of Cesare. He pauses before adding on. "'N because I like power." He used to play that particular trait closer to the chest, but he's no longer shy in revealing that, not now that he was right where he wanted to be.