"Come with me." He didn't try to touch him again, but he held his hand out, hoping that Taliesin would take it. That he'd accept him, sooner or later. He was prepared to bargain, to convince him. Whatever it took. "You don't want to bring those vampires out here. This place isn't ready for it. The local werewolves are whelps at best."

There was no power here, at least for now, other than Taliesin. "They'd be decimated. Come with me and they'll be safe. So will you. And we could be together."