A scenic drive in the depths of night, but their eyes are well adapted to seeing darkness in its infinite beauty, or however more romantic vampires than Armand might describe it. Armand considers the offer, his response to the offer.

What had he imagined, coming here? Some sniping over the table, maybe. Scratching an itch in that way. Confirmation that Daniel wants more distance, which Armand may or may not have granted him. Not this, anyway. It's nice to feel surprise, to be surprising.

Let's observe some scenery.

"Perhaps there will be room for further revelation," he says, as he stands, "when we're not trapped in a room."

He does mean a penthouse in Dubai, but, you know.