Alaric, why didn't you come to see me when you came back? You just went to Damon. I...I've missed you too, you know?
I know there is nothing I can say thatāll sound⦠right. Hell, you know Iām about the worst pseudo-guardian⦠chaperon teacher from hell and allā¦
Look, I was with you and Damon when you staked him - on your rampage to go kill Katherine? And I didnāt see anything wrong with the whole killing Katherine thing. On the other hand, Damon was - well, hurt. So I stuck around to make sure he was getting up again.
Then the veil was lifted so I lent him a hand, and all this crazy crap went down, I had to call Stefan, try to catch up in the tunnels and help Damon lug Dead Guy out to the car⦠before I knew it, time was up.Ā
āLeast, I thought it was. And⦠I knew you needed to talk to Jeremy. I didnāt wanna get in the middle of that. Not with so little time left. There was so much I wanted to talk to you both about, there just wasnāt enough time - I thought there wasnāt - and this⦠it was too important to interrupt. You needed to talk with your brother.
I missed you too, Elena. So much. You and Jeremy always come first, okay? Damon just⦠doesnāt have as many people looking out for him, so I tend to stick around when heās alone.Ā
I love you kids, you know that. And now that something weirdās going on with the veilā¦. Iām on my way. You, me, Jer in the Salvatore Parlor, say about fifteen minutes-? Iāll be there. Count on it.Ā