"I proved myself to my people; I have the scars and the marks from it and that's good enough for the treaty we've had since the twenties." Riley knew that wasn't very much time for a vampire, but he was sure as shit not going to adjust his internal perception of time for Tao. "We haven't had any battles, we haven't had any major conflicts in years. There's no reason any lines should need to be redrawn, unless you're itching to start shit while your kind and my folks are gettin' picked off." His eyes flicked to the car door under the vampire's hand and then back up to Tao's face. "I'm not interested in the kind of horseshit negotiating that you people like to tie mine up in. That's not happenin', not until this business is done.
"If your office is outside your territory, in a place where there's trees, then I'll go." Riley continued, "But I'm not going in your damn car." He pressed his lips together in a thin line. "I'll run alongside. I'm quick as any metal thing."