"So we don't tell." Riley replied. "It's as simple as that." He parted his lips and bared his teeth in a yawn, rolling back his shoulders before he dived back into eating his third steak. "We can just keep our independence and you can keep your reputation for being very strange for a vampire." He shrugged again, "And if any of your underlings ever give you trouble, I'll tear out their throats and throw their heads into the bay." He licked his upper lip. "The problem with you vampires is that you're so old-world about everything. Having a Queen? That's so-" He made a face, "Human of you."