She had not considered that bringing him in like a prisoner would make him vulnerable.  There was a frail line of trust between them, but ultimately she agreed, it was not the right play.  Vara disagreed about her kind.  Yes, there were those that wanted to be dominant, but typically they were just violent assholes who did not deserve to lead.  Beating someone into submission was not true submission.<br/><br/>"The trophy idea could work.  I had to meditate in my training for that sort of thing and Blackvayne is arrogant enough he would not think that someone could use that training against him.  Or we can just go in quiet.  Get in.  Get my parents out.  We can back later and try to get the information you want."  Vara knew that plan put her at an advantage.  Her parents would be free of Blackvayne and technically, so would she.  He would have to trust her word if she promised to go back with him.  She stepped back and then forth, stretching her legs for a moment before she lifted her eyes to him.<br/><br/>"I think I need to know your purpose in finding out what Blackvayne is doing...Why does it matter to you?  You have no love for the witches, so I doubt you're trying to ensure they survive whatever plans he has..."  It was possible that was his intention, but she wondered if it ran deeper.  He seemed to hold almost no one in high regard, humans, wolves, vampires. He was correct to assume they all had weaknesses that could be easily exploited.  "As long as you don't intend to take that power from him, I think I can promise that I will help you figure out what he plans to do with it all.  I just want my family a safe distance from it all.  It could be difficult convincing my parents to leave, they look at Blackvayne as a means of safety and survival.  He's their king, for all intents and purposes."  He was more than that to Vara.  He was a mentor and had seemed like a friend in her younger years.  Now, she wondered if that was all just manipulation.