"Very well," she said, crossing her legs, and licking her lips as she began her proposition.<br/><br/>"You want to make the outskirts of our territories safe for your, underlings, or whatever you call them," she said, "and I'm happy to grant you the leeway to do so, in my own territory of course, but I desire, more, far more..."<br/><br/>She slid her hands up from her hips to her breasts, cupping them, and pinching her own nipples tightly, for his benefit, while he listened. She wasn't completely without a willingness to give him something for nothing.<br/><br/>"What I propose, is this," she said, "you'll kidnap me, take me back to your mages. Once that is done, an interim elder will be put in control of my territory, this vampire will be weak-willed and unwilling to strike back against you, while you make the edges of my territory safe for humans, and expand your reach. The other elders will, for a time, seek diplomatic solutions, and attempt to secure my peaceful return. This will buy you time, during which no Elder will be allowed to strike, and grant this city some semblance of peace. When their attempts fail, they will attack, giving you, and your mages, an opportunity to remove the assembled elders. That done, I can assert control of what remains of the Vampires of Tannis, the only remaining elder to be found. I'll want to maintain my lifestyle, and with my help, you and I can remake the city whichever way we like..."<br/><br/>She finished speaking, and leaned back, smiling to herself. It was a bold plan, traitorous, for her, and potentially fatal for everyone involved, except perhaps her, if she managed to have her safety guarunteed by the mage in her room beforehand. Of course, the only remaining question was, had she guaged properly what his motives were for his people? And, how far would he go to make his ends a reality?