Led was distracted, but for several reasons. First was that she considered herself kin-less. She thought of it as a pleasurable state of affairs, what few Vampires she had made in her lifetime had all been long ago and far away. She'd also never chosen a mate, even in the Vampire tradition, which was much less formal and far easier to escape than a human marriage.<br/><br/>The central reason she was distracted however was that she'd realized that such nuances of elder governance were, for the most part, too tiresome for her attention, and that, if she was to remain in her position, she wouldn't be able to remain the way she was, or at least, she would have to change soemthing.<br/><br/>"Yes," she said, "I would like to discuss something with you."<br/><br/>She needed to be careful, lest she necessitate killing the younger Vampiress, a task she had no doubt she was equal to, but still not inclined to risk.<br/><br/>"What would you say if I proposed that we combine our territories?" she asked, "it isn't unheard of among the younger elders I believe..."<br/><br/>She didn't risk saying much more, a little investment was all she needed to proceed. Kathryn was one of the few Vampires she'd have preferred to avoid killing anyway, so if a deal could be struck and her position made more solid, she would only gain from such a bargain.