[ A brow raises at the mention of a council, then lowers when Spike mentions that it doesn't do much. There are a number of questions that bubble to mind, but Louis puts them on hold for now. ]

...For which I'm grateful. I came from a world where our kind do not have to hide what we are, so I was uncertain what the standard is in this one. I know you can't speak for the others on this council, but... do you feel safe here? As a vampire, that is.

Of course, I wouldn't mind meeting the others through the forum.