He'd collect Nott first, the boy already halfway under his thumb, and then the others. He’d impress them with his abilities – easily done – and then his vision, and more than that, his capacity to make the vision a reality – a much harder sell. But he’d do it, spinning dreams and promises of a future they all wanted, if only they supported him. He’d lure them close, and then closer still, his Knights of Walpurgis, gifting them knowledge and forbidden dark magic, and, most importantly of all, promises of power in the future. He needed them, their connections and Names and money, loath as he was to admit it, and what he needed he got, one way or another.