He nodded his head, but at the rate of certain expansions through history, it couldn't be considered safe if military movements began to pick up. There were a lot of resources gathered after all, and there were also plenty that could be pressed into service. Would that happen? Likely. His question was more a gauge of how quickly she might retreat to the relative safety of Styria's distance should invasion come their way in the next few months. "So you would consider staying..."

Vlad paused in swirling his wine glass lightly at her question, and he tipped his head to watch her out of the corner of his eye. Astute as always, he mused. There were, of course, vampiric influence within the Ottoman empire and they would definitely do whatever they could to carve out a benefit for themselves.

"It won't be, you are correct, but the types of vampires that will follow in the wake of an army would likely wish to keep a low profile," he remarked thoughtfully. Some wouldn't respect the boundaries of elder vampires to their own detriment, and that was how they would weed out those unworthy of the gift of eternal life. "Usually they haven't the age to have learned that tangling with a foreign vampire is dangerous business."

He wasn't particularly concerned, but he also had the benefit of the kind of power most young vampires would avoid stirring much. If they did come in numbers - unlikely? - he expected there would be a concerted action to remove them.

"Does it concern you?" He remained genuinely curious.