2 00:00:02,336 --> 00:00:04,759 If this prophecy is fulfilled, 3 00:00:04,963 --> 00:00:07,011 you will all fall: one by friend, 4 00:00:07,216 --> 00:00:09,969 one by foe and one by family. 5 00:00:10,177 --> 00:00:11,975 And as you rot in the ocean, 6 00:00:12,179 --> 00:00:14,352 remember my face, Tristan, 7 00:00:14,556 --> 00:00:17,059 'cause it's gonna be the last one that you ever see. 8 00:00:17,267 --> 00:00:18,359 Tristan de Martel 9 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:20,107 guided this organization for centuries. 10 00:00:20,312 --> 00:00:22,656 I will not allow that defeat to hamper our cause. 11 00:00:22,856 --> 00:00:24,779 Those dark objects are my family's legacy. 12 00:00:24,983 --> 00:00:26,200 Give them back 13 00:00:26,401 --> 00:00:27,823 or I will take them back 14 00:00:28,028 --> 00:00:29,701 and I swear you will regret this moment. 15 00:00:29,905 --> 00:00:31,873 The only thing I regret is failing to realize 16 00:00:32,074 --> 00:00:33,701 how far you've spun out of control! 17 00:00:33,909 --> 00:00:35,661 Somewhere out there is an elusive weapon 18 00:00:35,869 --> 00:00:37,371 capable of killing an original. 19 00:00:37,579 --> 00:00:39,832 I'm calling to suggest we pool our efforts to find it. 20 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:41,713 Ariane. Come forward, please. 21 00:00:41,917 --> 00:00:43,089 And what do you want from me? 22 00:00:43,293 --> 00:00:44,886 Water will actas a conductor, 23 00:00:45,045 --> 00:00:47,298 allowing me to enter your mind. 24 00:00:47,506 --> 00:00:49,053 Did you see it? The weapon? 25 00:00:49,258 --> 00:00:51,260 An unending darkness lies before you. 26 00:00:51,468 --> 00:00:52,310 A pale horse. 27 00:00:52,511 --> 00:00:54,809 I am released. 28 00:00:55,013 --> 00:00:56,515 There is only one other person 29 00:00:56,723 --> 00:00:58,691 capable of deciphering the witch's riddle; 30 00:00:58,892 --> 00:01:00,439 the very person with whom I shared 31 00:01:00,644 --> 00:01:02,396 my memories of that night, my trusted therapist. 32 00:01:02,604 --> 00:01:04,231 The horse was made of the white oak. 33 00:01:04,439 --> 00:01:06,988 That weapon is here. 36 00:01:12,656 --> 00:01:13,782 How's it going in here? 37 00:01:13,991 --> 00:01:17,165 We're cloaked. For now. 38 00:01:17,369 --> 00:01:18,837 But I can sense somebody's searching for you, 39 00:01:19,037 --> 00:01:20,584 and my guess is it's Freya Mikaelson. 40 00:01:20,789 --> 00:01:22,883 I guess that's what happens when you steal the one thing 41 00:01:23,083 --> 00:01:24,676 that can kill her entire family. 42 00:01:24,876 --> 00:01:26,924 I wouldn't have taken it if Klaus hadn't confiscated 43 00:01:27,129 --> 00:01:29,302 my dark objects, so technically this is his fault. 44 00:01:29,506 --> 00:01:31,474 You try explaining that to him. 45 00:01:31,675 --> 00:01:33,348 I have it all worked out-- you put up 46 00:01:33,552 --> 00:01:35,429 a boundary spell Klaus can't enter. 47 00:01:35,637 --> 00:01:37,765 If he wants what's his, he'll give me back what's mine. 48 00:01:37,973 --> 00:01:40,271 Those dark objects were made by New Orleans witches. 49 00:01:40,475 --> 00:01:42,352 I want'em back just as much as you do. 50 00:01:42,561 --> 00:01:44,279 Good. Then I chose the right partner. 51 00:01:44,479 --> 00:01:47,107 Cami, you got to see the mess you're in. 52 00:01:47,316 --> 00:01:49,114 You Jacked the one weapon 53 00:01:49,318 --> 00:01:52,538 that can kill the most powerful vampires in the world. 54 00:01:52,738 --> 00:01:54,786 You got a target on your back. 55 00:01:54,990 --> 00:01:55,786 Klaus wouldn't hurt me. 56 00:01:55,991 --> 00:01:56,833 Klaus ain't the only one that's gonna 57 00:01:57,034 --> 00:01:57,876 come looking for the white oak. 58 00:01:58,076 --> 00:01:58,952 Then let's get this over with. 59 00:01:59,161 --> 00:02:00,913 Vincent! 60 00:02:02,372 --> 00:02:03,214 I'm sick of playing 61 00:02:03,415 --> 00:02:05,167 at a disadvantage. 62 00:02:05,375 --> 00:02:06,547 It's what got me killed. 63 00:02:09,129 --> 00:02:11,598 I'm going to take your silence as a resounding agreement 64 00:02:11,798 --> 00:02:13,266 with my very reasonable plan. 65 00:02:13,467 --> 00:02:14,559 Now all I have to do is invite Klaus. 66 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:15,886 Cami, 67 00:02:16,094 --> 00:02:18,472 are you sure you want to do this? 69 00:02:30,942 --> 00:02:33,036 What happened to her? 70 00:02:33,236 --> 00:02:34,237 This is what befalls anyone 71 00:02:34,446 --> 00:02:36,198 who bargains with Elijah Mikaelson. 72 00:02:36,406 --> 00:02:38,704 Ariane discovered the weapon that could kill an original. 73 00:02:38,909 --> 00:02:40,877 And since Elijah would never allow anyone 74 00:02:41,078 --> 00:02:42,580 to posses so deadly a secret... 75 00:02:44,748 --> 00:02:46,125 He killed her. 76 00:02:47,918 --> 00:02:50,046 She was nice to me. 77 00:02:50,253 --> 00:02:51,675 Then perhaps you won't mind spending 78 00:02:51,838 --> 00:02:53,590 a little more time together. 79 00:03:04,142 --> 00:03:07,191 You and the others will channel her, 80 00:03:07,396 --> 00:03:09,945 search her mind and find the weapon. 81 00:03:10,148 --> 00:03:13,618 It's a little disrespectful to the dead, don't you think? 82 00:03:13,819 --> 00:03:17,039 Not to mention dangerous. If Elijah finds out... 83 00:03:17,239 --> 00:03:20,459 I know better than you how dangerous Elijah can be. 84 00:03:20,659 --> 00:03:23,128 And yet, as he is my sire, my life 85 00:03:23,328 --> 00:03:25,956 and the lives of the Strix are tied to his. 86 00:03:27,916 --> 00:03:29,293 So... 87 00:03:31,503 --> 00:03:33,426 I will not rest 88 00:03:33,630 --> 00:03:35,928 until that weapon is found. 89 00:03:40,554 --> 00:03:42,181 So that's how it is. 90 00:03:43,724 --> 00:03:45,021 You recruit a witch from my city 91 00:03:45,225 --> 00:03:46,647 and you don't even tell me. 92 00:03:46,852 --> 00:03:48,604 I'm not in the habit of explaining my decisions 93 00:03:48,812 --> 00:03:50,780 to subordinates. 94 00:03:50,981 --> 00:03:51,857 She's just a kid. 95 00:03:52,065 --> 00:03:53,442 Davina Claire 96 00:03:53,650 --> 00:03:55,027 is a former regent. 97 00:03:55,235 --> 00:03:57,954 A shame she aligned with us only after her shunning. 98 00:03:58,155 --> 00:04:01,329 But then, some things are beyond even my control. 99 00:04:01,533 --> 00:04:03,251 Hey... 100 00:04:03,452 --> 00:04:05,329 I'm not gonna let her be your puppet. 101 00:04:07,664 --> 00:04:10,338 You are in no position to make demands. 102 00:04:10,542 --> 00:04:12,636 If the prophecy is true, the Mikaelsons will fall 103 00:04:12,836 --> 00:04:14,383 within the year and us along with them. 104 00:04:14,588 --> 00:04:18,013 I have a plan that will keep us alive. 105 00:04:18,216 --> 00:04:19,593 Perhaps you should focus on proving yourself 106 00:04:19,801 --> 00:04:21,018 essential to my plan. 107 00:04:32,189 --> 00:04:34,032 Ah. Vincent. 108 00:04:34,232 --> 00:04:37,111 I should have known Camille would seek powerful fools 109 00:04:37,319 --> 00:04:39,117 to aid in this rather futile gambit. 110 00:04:39,321 --> 00:04:41,415 As I send you off to join your ancestors, 111 00:04:41,615 --> 00:04:43,208 just know this is her fault. 112 00:04:47,662 --> 00:04:50,290 I was hoping for a simple trade, 113 00:04:50,499 --> 00:04:51,546 but seeing as how everything you took 114 00:04:51,750 --> 00:04:53,127 can't possibly fit in that briefcase, 115 00:04:53,335 --> 00:04:54,507 I'm gonna go ahead and assume that "simple" 116 00:04:54,711 --> 00:04:56,133 ain't exactly your style, huh? 117 00:04:56,338 --> 00:04:58,056 Why don't you take down this barrier? 118 00:04:58,256 --> 00:05:02,011 I'll show you precisely what my style entails. 119 00:05:02,219 --> 00:05:03,892 Seriously? 120 00:05:04,095 --> 00:05:06,097 I have an ancient, mystical 121 00:05:06,306 --> 00:05:08,229 weapon of doom, and instead of agreeing 122 00:05:08,433 --> 00:05:10,731 to my very fair trade, you're making threats. 123 00:05:10,936 --> 00:05:12,188 There she is. 124 00:05:12,395 --> 00:05:13,817 Traitor to my family, 125 00:05:14,022 --> 00:05:15,194 thief of that which is mine. 126 00:05:15,398 --> 00:05:16,570 Don't be dramatic. 127 00:05:16,775 --> 00:05:18,402 Like I said, I just wanted your attention. 128 00:05:18,610 --> 00:05:20,362 And seeing as you're here, I'd say I got it. 129 00:05:20,570 --> 00:05:22,789 Yes, a rather effective tactic. 130 00:05:22,989 --> 00:05:24,536 One I usually reserve for enemies, 131 00:05:24,741 --> 00:05:26,539 and here I thought we were intimates. 132 00:05:26,743 --> 00:05:29,417 We are. 133 00:05:29,621 --> 00:05:33,125 But relationships are built on trust and equality, 134 00:05:33,333 --> 00:05:35,961 and we don't have either if you're confiscating my stuff. 135 00:05:36,169 --> 00:05:37,921 And so your response is to steal what's mine 136 00:05:38,129 --> 00:05:40,177 in an attempt to bend my will to your own. 137 00:05:40,340 --> 00:05:42,217 I just want back what you took. 138 00:05:48,473 --> 00:05:50,441 What, that's, like, a third of them? 139 00:05:50,642 --> 00:05:52,360 So would you like a third 140 00:05:52,561 --> 00:05:53,653 of the white oak? 141 00:05:53,854 --> 00:05:54,980 Are you really gonna do this? 142 00:05:55,188 --> 00:05:57,316 Okay, listen, I'm gonna leave you two lovebirds alone, but, 143 00:05:57,524 --> 00:05:58,821 uh, y'all want my advice, 144 00:05:59,025 --> 00:06:00,151 y'all best to finish this up 145 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,203 before someone finds out what she took. 146 00:06:15,333 --> 00:06:17,711 Okay, so what's the plan? 147 00:06:17,919 --> 00:06:19,671 Caml's out there with the white oak and I'm not gonna lose 148 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:21,757 one more person that I care about. 149 00:06:21,965 --> 00:06:23,057 Niklaus can handle Camille. Till then, 150 00:06:23,258 --> 00:06:24,760 I'll keep Aya distracted. 151 00:06:24,968 --> 00:06:26,220 Why don't you just kill her? 152 00:06:28,471 --> 00:06:30,314 She and I have history. 153 00:06:32,475 --> 00:06:33,852 You two had a thing? 154 00:06:39,482 --> 00:06:41,325 Aya was a towering intellect 155 00:06:41,526 --> 00:06:44,154 with an insatiable curiosity. 156 00:06:44,362 --> 00:06:46,285 Passionate, fearless 157 00:06:46,489 --> 00:06:49,493 and something of an outcast. 158 00:06:56,750 --> 00:06:59,594 Long ago, I invited her to... 159 00:06:59,794 --> 00:07:01,842 Join a rather elite company. 160 00:07:02,047 --> 00:07:04,141 I determined she was perfectly tailored 161 00:07:04,341 --> 00:07:07,641 to bear the responsibility of an immortal life. 162 00:07:07,844 --> 00:07:09,767 I made her like me. 163 00:07:09,971 --> 00:07:12,144 She was one of the first Strix. 164 00:07:13,808 --> 00:07:15,685 We cared for one another deeply. 165 00:07:19,773 --> 00:07:22,242 Together we created 166 00:07:22,442 --> 00:07:23,989 a fellowship unburdened 167 00:07:24,194 --> 00:07:25,662 by the limitations of man. 168 00:07:25,862 --> 00:07:27,159 It was the pursuit 169 00:07:27,364 --> 00:07:30,288 of a glorious new world. 170 00:07:33,286 --> 00:07:35,789 And then father... 171 00:07:37,832 --> 00:07:39,834 Led by that unquenchable desire 172 00:07:40,043 --> 00:07:42,717 to slay his children, mikael descended, 173 00:07:42,921 --> 00:07:44,639 accompanied by a small army. He laid to waste 174 00:07:44,839 --> 00:07:45,965 everything that I built. 175 00:07:46,174 --> 00:07:49,269 So... We had no choice but to run. 176 00:07:51,721 --> 00:07:52,688 Come with me. 177 00:07:54,349 --> 00:07:56,226 Aya did not. 178 00:07:58,478 --> 00:08:01,823 So when Tristan found her, he rescued her. 179 00:08:02,023 --> 00:08:05,197 She, of course, came to see him as something of a savior. 180 00:08:05,402 --> 00:08:07,200 And in time, beneath his corrupted guidance, 181 00:08:07,404 --> 00:08:08,872 they made the Strix what they are today-- 182 00:08:09,072 --> 00:08:12,076 A hive of depraved and ignorant savages. 183 00:08:15,829 --> 00:08:17,456 And she's never forgiven me. 184 00:08:26,339 --> 00:08:28,717 I'm not entirely certain I've ever forgiven myself. 185 00:08:32,012 --> 00:08:33,480 Well... 186 00:08:35,557 --> 00:08:37,651 Given all that, 187 00:08:37,851 --> 00:08:41,606 how exactly do you plan on keeping her distracted? 188 00:08:41,813 --> 00:08:43,406 With a little salt... 189 00:08:44,733 --> 00:08:46,610 In an old wound. 191 00:09:04,252 --> 00:09:05,879 We're getting nowhere. 192 00:09:06,087 --> 00:09:07,589 Take some time, gather your focus. 193 00:09:07,797 --> 00:09:09,549 We'll reconvene in an hour. And we won't stop 194 00:09:09,758 --> 00:09:11,931 until we get what we need. 195 00:09:28,109 --> 00:09:30,783 I know you're not a New Orleans witch. 196 00:09:30,987 --> 00:09:32,534 But you did die here. 197 00:09:32,739 --> 00:09:35,037 When I was a little girl I remember being told 198 00:09:35,241 --> 00:09:36,663 that a witch who wasn't consecrated 199 00:09:36,868 --> 00:09:38,495 would never know peace. 200 00:09:38,703 --> 00:09:41,331 The ancestors may hate me, 201 00:09:41,539 --> 00:09:44,918 but at the end of the day, witches take care of their own. 202 00:09:51,883 --> 00:09:52,930 ...trinket I made 203 00:09:53,134 --> 00:09:55,603 when we were children. A toy. 204 00:09:55,804 --> 00:09:58,227 You found it, which means 205 00:09:58,431 --> 00:09:59,933 you've come to kill me. 206 00:10:06,064 --> 00:10:07,566 I think you need to calm down, 207 00:10:07,774 --> 00:10:10,493 count to ten, focus on your breathing. 208 00:10:10,693 --> 00:10:13,071 Is this amusing to you? 209 00:10:13,279 --> 00:10:14,826 Endangering my family? 210 00:10:15,031 --> 00:10:17,125 Am I laughing? I want to put this all behind us. 211 00:10:17,283 --> 00:10:20,162 You of all people know what I am capable of, and yet you seem 212 00:10:20,370 --> 00:10:22,464 determined to incur my wrath. 213 00:10:22,664 --> 00:10:24,257 I'm gonna ask you one last time... 214 00:10:24,457 --> 00:10:26,050 "Give me the white oak." 215 00:10:26,251 --> 00:10:28,299 Am I right? 216 00:10:28,503 --> 00:10:30,301 My answer is, happily, as soon as you stop 217 00:10:30,505 --> 00:10:32,178 screwing around and give me back what's mine. 218 00:10:32,382 --> 00:10:34,134 If I give your trinkets back, 219 00:10:34,342 --> 00:10:36,640 I embolden all manner of foolishness. 220 00:10:36,845 --> 00:10:38,097 You will grow arrogant 221 00:10:38,304 --> 00:10:39,556 under the false belief you have power 222 00:10:39,764 --> 00:10:41,732 and ultimately you will end up dead. 224 00:10:44,811 --> 00:10:45,653 Klaus, you're afraid something 225 00:10:45,854 --> 00:10:47,151 will happen to me? 226 00:10:47,313 --> 00:10:50,362 Guess what, something already did. 227 00:10:50,567 --> 00:10:53,662 Your ex hates me so much, she murdered me. 228 00:10:53,862 --> 00:10:55,660 She's gonna have to pay for that. 229 00:10:55,864 --> 00:10:57,866 And since I can't fight her fair and square, 230 00:10:58,074 --> 00:10:59,417 I need those dark objects. 231 00:11:01,953 --> 00:11:04,422 Fine. 232 00:11:08,084 --> 00:11:10,303 I'll retrieve your toys. 233 00:11:11,963 --> 00:11:15,217 Keep this bloody barrier up till I return. 234 00:11:39,574 --> 00:11:42,043 My witches have made a discovery. 235 00:11:42,243 --> 00:11:45,588 Whatever it was, Elijah clearly wants it to remain hidden. 236 00:11:45,788 --> 00:11:47,506 We can only assume a weapon is in play 237 00:11:47,707 --> 00:11:49,175 and that all our lives are at risk. 238 00:11:49,375 --> 00:11:51,252 We will not rest 239 00:11:51,461 --> 00:11:53,884 until that weapon is under our control. 240 00:11:55,340 --> 00:11:57,092 Hello, everyone. 241 00:11:59,677 --> 00:12:02,226 Wonderful to see you all. 242 00:12:02,388 --> 00:12:05,938 Aya, don't we look so very comfortable indeed 243 00:12:06,142 --> 00:12:07,735 leading Tristan's little circus. 244 00:12:07,936 --> 00:12:09,438 Sadly, one does not 245 00:12:09,646 --> 00:12:11,444 simply ascend to the position of leader. 246 00:12:11,648 --> 00:12:13,150 Kind of has to be by my consent. 247 00:12:13,358 --> 00:12:14,575 You see, I am 248 00:12:14,776 --> 00:12:16,244 the maker, the creator, 249 00:12:16,444 --> 00:12:18,538 the founding father. 250 00:12:18,738 --> 00:12:20,911 I am the one who chooses the leader here, 251 00:12:21,115 --> 00:12:23,789 and fortunately for every last one of you, 252 00:12:23,993 --> 00:12:27,463 I have an excellent candidate in mind. 253 00:12:27,664 --> 00:12:29,666 See, today is the day 254 00:12:29,874 --> 00:12:33,344 I take back what is mine. 255 00:12:33,544 --> 00:12:35,797 Do I hear any objections? 256 00:12:37,757 --> 00:12:39,304 So ladies and gentlemen, 257 00:12:39,509 --> 00:12:41,978 the offer I extend to you is simple enough. 258 00:12:42,178 --> 00:12:45,603 You follow me, I shall return you all to greatness. 259 00:12:45,765 --> 00:12:48,985 You're really just gonna come in here and start making demands? 260 00:12:49,185 --> 00:12:52,109 Ah, shh, shh, shh. Marcel, grown-ups are talking. 261 00:12:52,313 --> 00:12:55,783 Aya, how long has it been-- eight, 262 00:12:55,984 --> 00:12:59,864 900 years since you saw this? 263 00:13:00,071 --> 00:13:03,120 For the uninitiated-- The charter of the Strix, 264 00:13:03,324 --> 00:13:06,669 written by... Oh, yes-- me. 265 00:13:07,996 --> 00:13:11,375 And it says here, it shall be 266 00:13:11,582 --> 00:13:13,459 my duty to uphold the tenets of the charter. 268 00:13:15,712 --> 00:13:17,009 Oh, this is important. 269 00:13:17,213 --> 00:13:18,465 "In the absence of a worthy leader, 270 00:13:18,673 --> 00:13:20,050 "charter shall be invoked, 271 00:13:20,258 --> 00:13:23,478 "and complete dominion shall be restored to... 272 00:13:23,678 --> 00:13:26,682 Elijah Mikaelson." 274 00:13:28,891 --> 00:13:33,146 If you were determined to stake this absurd claim as founder, 275 00:13:33,354 --> 00:13:37,200 then I invoke the right of ludum regale. 276 00:13:38,901 --> 00:13:40,699 I'm sorry, does someone want 277 00:13:40,903 --> 00:13:43,247 to please explain what the hell that is? 278 00:13:43,448 --> 00:13:45,416 Ludum regale--game of kings. 279 00:13:45,616 --> 00:13:47,414 Let's not do this, shall we? 280 00:13:47,618 --> 00:13:49,461 You cannot invoke one element of the charter 281 00:13:49,662 --> 00:13:51,039 and disregard the rest. 282 00:13:51,247 --> 00:13:53,625 As it happens, I know the rules. 283 00:13:53,833 --> 00:13:58,179 After all... I helped you write them. 284 00:13:59,714 --> 00:14:02,763 If our leadership is in doubt 285 00:14:02,967 --> 00:14:04,389 and politics proves divisive, 286 00:14:04,594 --> 00:14:06,471 a contest of strength and cunning 287 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:08,522 shall determine the line of succession. 288 00:14:08,723 --> 00:14:11,943 So, I challenge you to a duel. 289 00:14:14,812 --> 00:14:17,190 Whomever holds the charter at the stroke of midnight 290 00:14:17,398 --> 00:14:18,866 shall be the new leader of the Strix. 291 00:14:19,067 --> 00:14:22,287 You would choose strength over cunning? 292 00:14:23,654 --> 00:14:26,032 Do you accept? 298 00:15:32,515 --> 00:15:33,482 Hey! 299 00:15:33,683 --> 00:15:34,900 Hey! 300 00:15:35,101 --> 00:15:36,569 Are you serious with all that noise?! 301 00:15:36,769 --> 00:15:38,692 Oh, I'm sorry. Has my therapist's betrayal 302 00:15:38,896 --> 00:15:41,274 inconvenienced your otherwise tranquil day? 303 00:15:41,482 --> 00:15:43,610 Our daughter has been upset. 304 00:15:43,818 --> 00:15:47,038 She's still dealing with the fact that Jack is gone, 305 00:15:47,238 --> 00:15:50,538 and the only thing that calms her is her favorite toy, 306 00:15:50,741 --> 00:15:53,540 which Cami stole to get back at you. 307 00:15:53,744 --> 00:15:57,794 So, if you wake her up with all this slamming around, 308 00:15:57,999 --> 00:16:00,718 so help me, Cami will be the least of your problems. 309 00:16:00,918 --> 00:16:03,341 It pains me that hope is upset, 310 00:16:03,546 --> 00:16:05,799 so I'll add it to the long list of grievances 311 00:16:05,965 --> 00:16:08,388 I'm already tallying, hmm? 312 00:16:11,095 --> 00:16:14,349 I know that you're angry at Cami, Klaus, 313 00:16:14,557 --> 00:16:16,355 but you know as well as I do that 314 00:16:16,559 --> 00:16:18,027 she's not in her right mind. 315 00:16:18,227 --> 00:16:20,321 I beg to differ. Camille seems quite lucid tucked away 316 00:16:20,521 --> 00:16:22,569 behind the barrier spell in the city of the dead 317 00:16:22,773 --> 00:16:25,822 as she taunts me with the very means of my demise! 319 00:16:35,620 --> 00:16:38,544 Anything you care to share with the group? 320 00:16:46,631 --> 00:16:48,349 Oh, we're really gonna do this. 321 00:16:48,549 --> 00:16:49,801 Oldest, most sophisticated society 322 00:16:50,009 --> 00:16:51,226 of vampires in the world, 323 00:16:51,427 --> 00:16:52,929 and we settle our disputes like kids 324 00:16:53,137 --> 00:16:54,389 on the playground at recess. 325 00:16:54,597 --> 00:16:56,065 My sentiments precisely. 326 00:16:56,265 --> 00:16:58,518 Aya seems to disagree. 327 00:17:01,854 --> 00:17:04,573 I could order my brethren to fight on my behalf. 328 00:17:04,774 --> 00:17:06,526 Such is their loyalty. 329 00:17:08,653 --> 00:17:12,078 But we both know, this is between you and me. 330 00:17:13,241 --> 00:17:15,084 Leadership must be earned, 331 00:17:15,284 --> 00:17:17,878 and one way or another, I will have that charter. 332 00:17:20,081 --> 00:17:22,925 Come get it. 333 00:17:24,627 --> 00:17:26,254 Klaus should be back by now. 334 00:17:26,462 --> 00:17:28,806 He's got a lot of witch weapons to pack up, not to mention all 335 00:17:29,006 --> 00:17:30,303 the pride he's gonna have to swallow. 336 00:17:30,508 --> 00:17:32,101 You don't actually feel sorry for him, do you? 337 00:17:32,301 --> 00:17:37,808 Hell, no! But you got to admit, you poked a real irritable bear. 338 00:17:38,015 --> 00:17:39,688 Things are gonna be different between you two. 339 00:17:39,892 --> 00:17:41,485 I know Klaus better than anyone outside of his family. 340 00:17:41,686 --> 00:17:43,609 If using that knowledge is a risk to get what I want, 341 00:17:43,813 --> 00:17:44,939 then I'll take that risk. 342 00:17:45,147 --> 00:17:46,273 Okay, well, here's the thing. 343 00:17:46,482 --> 00:17:48,985 Klaus let you into his life because he trusted you. 344 00:17:49,193 --> 00:17:51,616 That girl never would have stolen the one thing 345 00:17:51,821 --> 00:17:53,414 under the sun that can kill him. 346 00:17:54,782 --> 00:17:57,456 That girl is dead. 347 00:17:57,660 --> 00:18:00,584 Come on. 348 00:18:00,788 --> 00:18:02,540 You know something. 349 00:18:02,748 --> 00:18:05,046 I can tell by the look in your face. 351 00:18:07,295 --> 00:18:09,468 If I knew something, I'd tell you. 352 00:18:09,672 --> 00:18:11,549 We're supposed to be sisters now, right? 353 00:18:11,757 --> 00:18:13,179 I don't know about that. 354 00:18:13,384 --> 00:18:16,604 After all, the weapon that we're looking for will 355 00:18:16,804 --> 00:18:19,978 probably be used to wipe out a whole sire line, 356 00:18:20,182 --> 00:18:23,777 including some of your vampire friends. 358 00:18:27,857 --> 00:18:30,531 Is that what this is? 359 00:18:30,735 --> 00:18:33,739 Pick on the new girl 'cause she knows a few vampires? 360 00:18:33,946 --> 00:18:37,166 Big deal. I agreed to work with the Strix, same as you. 361 00:18:37,366 --> 00:18:39,164 You're nothing like me. 362 00:18:39,368 --> 00:18:42,292 You actually believe Aya's going to make good on her promises. 363 00:18:42,496 --> 00:18:43,873 She already has. 364 00:18:44,081 --> 00:18:45,924 She gave me the spell to help the person 365 00:18:46,125 --> 00:18:47,593 that I care about more than anything. 366 00:18:47,793 --> 00:18:50,592 All I need now is power, 367 00:18:50,796 --> 00:18:54,266 and I'll do whatever I have to to get it. 368 00:18:54,467 --> 00:18:57,220 I was just a kid when I became a sister. 369 00:18:57,428 --> 00:19:02,400 My family was poor, my mother was sick. 370 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:04,398 All I wanted 371 00:19:04,602 --> 00:19:07,776 was to help them. 372 00:19:07,980 --> 00:19:10,199 And there was Aya... 373 00:19:10,399 --> 00:19:13,528 With all of her promises. 374 00:19:13,736 --> 00:19:18,116 By the time I finished doing everything she asked me... 375 00:19:18,324 --> 00:19:22,670 My own mother couldn't even stand the sight of me. 376 00:19:24,497 --> 00:19:29,879 See, Davina, real magic, like we use here-- 377 00:19:30,086 --> 00:19:31,463 It would change you. 378 00:19:31,671 --> 00:19:33,719 My guess is, 379 00:19:33,923 --> 00:19:35,220 it'll be right after 380 00:19:35,424 --> 00:19:36,926 you've saved that person you care about. 381 00:19:37,134 --> 00:19:38,761 That's when you'll lose everything. 382 00:19:38,969 --> 00:19:43,270 You're wrong, because that person that I care about-- 383 00:19:43,474 --> 00:19:46,102 He means way too much to me. 384 00:19:46,310 --> 00:19:50,986 All I care about is leaving this damn coven. 385 00:19:51,190 --> 00:19:54,285 But first you're gonna tell me what you know. 392 00:20:23,013 --> 00:20:24,765 You quite done? 393 00:20:24,974 --> 00:20:26,100 You'd have me submit? 394 00:20:26,308 --> 00:20:27,901 Once again, 395 00:20:28,102 --> 00:20:30,821 I prove I have a mind of my own. 398 00:20:35,151 --> 00:20:36,494 Let's not make this more unpleasant 399 00:20:36,694 --> 00:20:37,661 than it needs to be. 400 00:20:37,862 --> 00:20:38,863 After all this time, 401 00:20:39,071 --> 00:20:41,574 how could you think that we would follow you? 404 00:20:51,208 --> 00:20:55,588 All of you swore loyalty to a serpent 405 00:20:55,796 --> 00:20:57,514 who seized control of this fellowship, 406 00:20:57,715 --> 00:20:59,888 all in the name of furthering his tyranny. 407 00:21:00,092 --> 00:21:03,972 Seize control-- is that how you rewrite history? 408 00:21:04,180 --> 00:21:08,026 You ran like a coward, 409 00:21:08,225 --> 00:21:13,982 leaving Strix to be slaughtered by your mad father. 410 00:21:14,190 --> 00:21:15,533 I had no choice. 411 00:21:15,733 --> 00:21:17,906 We all have a choice! 412 00:21:18,110 --> 00:21:20,204 And that day I watched as 413 00:21:20,404 --> 00:21:22,247 my fellow Strix were slaughtered by the dozens. 414 00:21:22,448 --> 00:21:24,871 I returned. 415 00:21:25,075 --> 00:21:28,955 The moment I knew that my family was safe, I returned... 416 00:21:29,163 --> 00:21:30,335 To the horror... 417 00:21:30,539 --> 00:21:34,510 The wreckage, the corpses, the ruin. 418 00:21:36,504 --> 00:21:39,599 The devastation that I felt when I thought of your death. 419 00:21:39,799 --> 00:21:42,018 But I did not die! 420 00:21:42,218 --> 00:21:45,347 Thanks to the efforts of a true nobleman. 421 00:21:45,554 --> 00:21:48,683 Tristan saved us! 422 00:21:48,891 --> 00:21:51,189 He earned our loyalty. 423 00:21:51,393 --> 00:21:53,236 Tristan is a vulture, 424 00:21:53,437 --> 00:21:56,316 a usurper who stole our very dream... 425 00:21:56,524 --> 00:21:59,368 Violating everything that we once fought for, 426 00:21:59,568 --> 00:22:02,538 all in the name of that twisted crusade. 427 00:22:02,738 --> 00:22:05,491 Say what you will. 428 00:22:05,699 --> 00:22:07,918 You choose your own family always, 429 00:22:08,118 --> 00:22:09,745 above all. 430 00:22:09,954 --> 00:22:12,298 And that is why 431 00:22:12,498 --> 00:22:14,671 you're as cursed as them. 433 00:22:20,756 --> 00:22:22,758 This is Elijah Mikaelson, 434 00:22:22,967 --> 00:22:25,311 traitor to our cause! 435 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:28,393 You know I would rather die 436 00:22:28,597 --> 00:22:31,476 than accept you as leader. 439 00:22:36,772 --> 00:22:38,115 If that's your ultimatum... 440 00:22:39,733 --> 00:22:41,201 ...then I accept. 442 00:22:51,328 --> 00:22:54,707 I thought you two were gonna talk each other to death. 443 00:22:54,915 --> 00:22:57,509 But since this is my city, I say we play by my rules. 444 00:22:57,710 --> 00:22:59,178 So... 445 00:22:59,378 --> 00:23:00,755 Catch me if you can. 446 00:23:00,963 --> 00:23:02,556 If not, come midnight, 447 00:23:02,756 --> 00:23:04,258 I'm in charge. 448 00:23:21,859 --> 00:23:23,281 If someone's playing games, 449 00:23:23,485 --> 00:23:25,362 just know the contest ends 450 00:23:25,571 --> 00:23:26,447 when I claim... 453 00:23:36,957 --> 00:23:39,051 Camille! 457 00:24:21,210 --> 00:24:22,678 A young upstart steals our charter, 458 00:24:22,878 --> 00:24:25,006 yet you don't seem all that concerned. 459 00:24:25,214 --> 00:24:26,841 Well, I have my sources searching for Marcel. 460 00:24:27,049 --> 00:24:28,551 They won't be long. 461 00:24:28,759 --> 00:24:31,103 Still, I can't imagine that this turn of events 462 00:24:31,303 --> 00:24:33,647 will improve your odds. 463 00:24:33,847 --> 00:24:35,599 The game's not over. 464 00:24:35,808 --> 00:24:38,231 When the Strix find Marcel, 465 00:24:38,435 --> 00:24:41,234 they'll take back the charter and hand-deliver it to me. 466 00:24:41,438 --> 00:24:42,860 Interesting. 467 00:24:43,065 --> 00:24:47,821 Of course, Marcel is very popular with the locals. 468 00:24:48,028 --> 00:24:49,905 You understand that if he seeks refuge 469 00:24:50,114 --> 00:24:52,833 in any one of the many residences around here, 470 00:24:53,033 --> 00:24:55,707 neither you nor I may enter. 471 00:25:00,082 --> 00:25:02,050 At the gym... 472 00:25:05,462 --> 00:25:07,305 ...you had the chance to end me. 473 00:25:07,506 --> 00:25:08,632 You hesitated. 474 00:25:10,676 --> 00:25:12,223 Why? 475 00:25:16,724 --> 00:25:18,567 I wouldn't be too concerned. 476 00:25:18,767 --> 00:25:23,147 Should the opportunity present itself again, 477 00:25:23,355 --> 00:25:25,198 I'll be certain to finish the task. 479 00:25:46,962 --> 00:25:47,963 Something's not right. 480 00:25:48,172 --> 00:25:49,173 H ey, 481 00:25:49,381 --> 00:25:50,132 stay here. 482 00:25:52,176 --> 00:25:54,019 Camille! 483 00:25:54,219 --> 00:25:56,597 She can't hear you. 484 00:25:56,805 --> 00:25:58,773 As a matter of fact, 485 00:25:58,974 --> 00:26:00,817 pretty soon now, she'll be dead. 486 00:26:02,686 --> 00:26:05,530 I hope you two parted on good terms. 487 00:26:09,651 --> 00:26:12,029 Show yourself. 489 00:26:15,657 --> 00:26:17,079 You're one of the coven 490 00:26:17,284 --> 00:26:19,207 affiliated with the Strix. 491 00:26:19,411 --> 00:26:23,041 My sisters and I have come for the one thing that can kill you. 492 00:26:23,248 --> 00:26:26,127 Well, perhaps I'll find your sisters and feed them 493 00:26:26,335 --> 00:26:28,758 what remains of your insides. 494 00:26:31,590 --> 00:26:34,309 I have a better idea. 497 00:26:47,189 --> 00:26:48,065 Where have you been? 498 00:26:48,273 --> 00:26:50,071 We're not alone. 499 00:26:50,275 --> 00:26:52,619 How is that even possible? What happened to the boundary spell? 500 00:26:52,820 --> 00:26:54,538 That's all good when you're trying to keep out a vampire. 501 00:26:54,738 --> 00:26:55,830 This feels like something different. 502 00:27:04,665 --> 00:27:06,759 This here is hallowed ground, 503 00:27:06,959 --> 00:27:08,836 home to the nine covens of New Orleans. 504 00:27:09,044 --> 00:27:10,296 Y'all need to be on y'all's way. 506 00:27:16,176 --> 00:27:18,770 Okay, I'm gonna give you one guess 507 00:27:18,971 --> 00:27:19,972 what they're here for. 508 00:27:22,808 --> 00:27:24,151 Cami, either they're gonna kill you 509 00:27:24,351 --> 00:27:26,149 or Klaus will for losing that thing. You need to go. 510 00:27:26,353 --> 00:27:27,821 No. What about you? 511 00:27:28,021 --> 00:27:29,819 Go. Run. 512 00:27:29,982 --> 00:27:31,074 Now. 516 00:27:51,587 --> 00:27:53,715 Who the hell are you? 517 00:27:53,922 --> 00:27:55,845 Does it really matter? 518 00:27:56,049 --> 00:27:58,598 You know what I've come for. 519 00:28:00,304 --> 00:28:01,556 Hand it over. 520 00:28:06,351 --> 00:28:09,195 I'm not going to ask twice. 524 00:28:18,155 --> 00:28:20,032 You have a high tolerance for pain. 525 00:28:21,658 --> 00:28:23,877 Let's see how high. 528 00:28:27,748 --> 00:28:28,590 No. 536 00:29:21,260 --> 00:29:24,434 Well, this little escapade has been very cute indeed, Marcel. 537 00:29:24,638 --> 00:29:27,061 Why don't you come outside and give me the charter? 538 00:29:27,266 --> 00:29:30,190 Mm, no. No, I'm fine right where I am. 539 00:29:30,394 --> 00:29:32,772 I got about three minutes 540 00:29:32,980 --> 00:29:34,277 until I'm the new grand poobah. 541 00:29:34,481 --> 00:29:37,280 Until then, good luck trying to find me. 542 00:29:37,484 --> 00:29:39,737 Look outside. 544 00:29:48,620 --> 00:29:51,248 It's not difficult to track your enemies 545 00:29:51,456 --> 00:29:53,675 when your sister's a witch. 546 00:29:53,875 --> 00:29:55,252 Well, in that case, good luck 547 00:29:55,460 --> 00:29:57,133 getting in without an invitation. 548 00:29:57,337 --> 00:29:58,839 If you think I'm above burning this place to the ground, 549 00:29:59,047 --> 00:29:59,969 you are gravely mistaken. 550 00:30:00,132 --> 00:30:02,134 Well, that's not very civilized, 551 00:30:02,342 --> 00:30:04,310 is it? 552 00:30:05,345 --> 00:30:06,813 Outside. 553 00:30:07,014 --> 00:30:08,311 Now. 555 00:30:23,238 --> 00:30:24,831 Elijah? 556 00:30:25,032 --> 00:30:26,875 Please come in. 557 00:30:47,971 --> 00:30:51,100 You realize this is your doing. 558 00:30:51,308 --> 00:30:53,936 Your attempt to manipulate me played right into our enemies' hands. 559 00:30:54,144 --> 00:30:55,737 And I said I'm sorry. 560 00:30:55,937 --> 00:30:57,564 Your apologies won't bring back what's been lost. 561 00:30:57,773 --> 00:31:01,243 Then shut up and let Vincent track down that witch! 562 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:06,532 Where do you think you're going? 563 00:31:06,740 --> 00:31:07,787 I want to find her just as much as you do, 564 00:31:07,991 --> 00:31:09,288 but I cannot concentrate, 565 00:31:09,493 --> 00:31:11,040 not with this pointless bickering. 566 00:31:11,244 --> 00:31:12,336 Well, then, by all means, 567 00:31:12,537 --> 00:31:14,585 please, go, attend to your task. 568 00:31:14,790 --> 00:31:17,509 You, however, are not going to leave my sight! 570 00:31:22,422 --> 00:31:24,220 It's midnight, Elijah. 571 00:31:24,424 --> 00:31:25,892 Time's run out. According to our own laws, 572 00:31:26,093 --> 00:31:27,185 the contest is complete. 573 00:31:27,386 --> 00:31:28,888 Guess that makes me the winner. 574 00:31:29,096 --> 00:31:31,019 Ridiculous. 575 00:31:31,223 --> 00:31:33,442 This wasn't a contest. This was evasion. 576 00:31:33,642 --> 00:31:36,441 I had a little time to read your charter. 577 00:31:36,645 --> 00:31:39,774 The ludum regale was never meant to be just a fistfight. 578 00:31:41,191 --> 00:31:43,614 Aspiring leaders face off 579 00:31:43,819 --> 00:31:46,493 in a contest that requires cunning. 580 00:31:46,696 --> 00:31:48,323 Why? 581 00:31:48,532 --> 00:31:50,159 Because you want a leader 582 00:31:50,367 --> 00:31:52,335 with more brains than brawn. 583 00:31:52,536 --> 00:31:54,334 Reason I beat you all is because I know 584 00:31:54,538 --> 00:31:56,757 every nook and cranny in the quarter. 585 00:31:56,915 --> 00:32:00,510 Underground tunnels, secret passageways between properties. 586 00:32:00,710 --> 00:32:03,384 And since I'm so charming, 587 00:32:03,588 --> 00:32:04,931 I get invited everywhere. 589 00:32:13,932 --> 00:32:15,309 Hey, you kill me, 590 00:32:15,517 --> 00:32:17,269 you are in violation of your own damn charter. 591 00:32:17,477 --> 00:32:19,855 Nobody's gonna follow your rules if you can't 592 00:32:20,063 --> 00:32:21,280 follow them yourself. 593 00:32:21,481 --> 00:32:24,826 He's right, Elijah. Let him go. 597 00:32:40,083 --> 00:32:43,303 I'm not the strongest one here. 598 00:32:43,503 --> 00:32:45,346 But I won the game. 599 00:32:48,091 --> 00:32:50,219 I've been watching the Mikaelsons my whole life. 600 00:32:50,427 --> 00:32:53,101 Studied them since I was a kid. 601 00:32:53,305 --> 00:32:57,026 That's how I drove them out of New Orleans in the first place. 602 00:32:57,225 --> 00:33:00,069 Rebuilt this city in my image 603 00:33:00,270 --> 00:33:01,567 under my rules. 604 00:33:01,771 --> 00:33:03,865 Offered alliances to all of my friends 605 00:33:04,065 --> 00:33:06,614 and got rid of everybody else. 606 00:33:06,818 --> 00:33:09,492 This is my city because I took it. 607 00:33:10,739 --> 00:33:12,958 That is what a leader does! 608 00:33:16,870 --> 00:33:18,213 If this prophecy 609 00:33:18,413 --> 00:33:20,415 that you're all afraid of is gonna happen, 610 00:33:20,624 --> 00:33:22,342 it's gonna happen here, 611 00:33:22,542 --> 00:33:23,634 on my streets. 612 00:33:23,835 --> 00:33:26,054 And if we're gonna stop it 613 00:33:26,254 --> 00:33:28,222 from killing us all, 614 00:33:28,423 --> 00:33:30,642 who's a better leader than me? 615 00:33:30,842 --> 00:33:32,219 This is absurd. 616 00:33:32,427 --> 00:33:34,304 Marcel has won. 617 00:33:34,513 --> 00:33:37,357 Better to stand with him and fight to live 618 00:33:37,557 --> 00:33:39,651 than stand with you. 619 00:33:39,851 --> 00:33:42,024 You'll be little more than an afterthought. 620 00:33:46,858 --> 00:33:50,533 To the new leader of the Strix... 621 00:33:50,737 --> 00:33:52,580 Marcel Gerard. 622 00:34:01,081 --> 00:34:04,051 What were you thinking? Did it occur to you, the immense danger 623 00:34:04,251 --> 00:34:06,345 you placed yourself in? You were almost killed! 624 00:34:06,545 --> 00:34:08,889 I would have been. Thank god I had my dark objects. 625 00:34:09,089 --> 00:34:11,057 The amount of vu inerability you're feeling 626 00:34:11,258 --> 00:34:12,635 right now, Klaus-- That's what I deal with 627 00:34:12,842 --> 00:34:14,185 all the time. Why do you think I'm so desperate 628 00:34:14,386 --> 00:34:16,059 to protect myself? If you had just 629 00:34:16,263 --> 00:34:17,139 given me what I asked for... 630 00:34:17,347 --> 00:34:18,815 Do not blame me. 631 00:34:19,015 --> 00:34:21,143 I took a calculated risk, yes. 632 00:34:21,351 --> 00:34:23,854 Did it blow up in my face? 633 00:34:24,062 --> 00:34:26,565 Yes. And I am sorry. 634 00:34:26,773 --> 00:34:29,071 I am. But if you had just listened to me 635 00:34:29,276 --> 00:34:30,823 we wouldn't be here right now. 637 00:34:31,945 --> 00:34:32,696 It's the same story with you, Klaus. 638 00:34:32,904 --> 00:34:34,656 For a thousand years you-you control, 639 00:34:34,864 --> 00:34:37,458 you manipulate, you do whatever you need to do to get your way. 640 00:34:37,659 --> 00:34:39,912 And I'm not gonna be a part of it anymore. I don't care 641 00:34:40,120 --> 00:34:41,838 how high the risk is. 642 00:34:42,038 --> 00:34:43,756 Answer your bloody phone, would you? 643 00:34:43,957 --> 00:34:45,584 What? 644 00:34:45,792 --> 00:34:47,419 Cami, you have to listen to me. One of the Strix witches knows 645 00:34:47,627 --> 00:34:49,755 where you are and she knows that you have the white oak. 646 00:34:49,963 --> 00:34:52,091 You're a little late, kiddo. She already took it, 647 00:34:52,299 --> 00:34:54,097 which means, I guess, the Strix have it now. 648 00:34:54,301 --> 00:34:56,395 No, you don't understand. When she got inside my head, 649 00:34:56,595 --> 00:34:59,940 I got inside hers. She's not working for the Strix. 650 00:35:09,608 --> 00:35:13,112 So? I trust it went well? 652 00:35:18,491 --> 00:35:21,040 So much fuss over such a little trinket. 653 00:35:21,244 --> 00:35:24,168 You know, I'm so glad that I can rely on you. 654 00:35:24,372 --> 00:35:25,840 You've more than earned your reward. 655 00:35:26,041 --> 00:35:28,294 And now you will help me. 656 00:35:28,501 --> 00:35:31,254 Free me from my perpetual servitude to the Strix. 657 00:35:31,463 --> 00:35:32,555 Yes. 658 00:35:32,756 --> 00:35:34,599 I'll end it right now. 662 00:36:02,577 --> 00:36:04,625 You had to punch your hand through my chest. 663 664 00:36:06,831 --> 00:36:11,177 Marcel, I was in character. The moment took me. 665 00:36:11,378 --> 00:36:14,302 Besides, between that absurd contest 666 00:36:14,506 --> 00:36:15,723 and your master class performance... 667 00:36:15,924 --> 00:36:17,676 Thank you. 668 00:36:17,884 --> 00:36:19,261 ...they were beautifully distracted from this whole 669 00:36:19,469 --> 00:36:21,471 white oak business. So... 670 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:23,057 To the new grand poobah. 671 00:36:23,264 --> 00:36:24,732 Right. Uh, which, actually 672 00:36:24,933 --> 00:36:26,355 brings me to my next point. 673 00:36:26,559 --> 00:36:28,027 Even if I can control your friends, 674 00:36:28,228 --> 00:36:29,525 what about your enemies? 675 00:36:29,729 --> 00:36:30,946 If a sire line war heats up, 676 00:36:31,147 --> 00:36:32,615 the quarter is gonna become a war zone. 677 00:36:32,816 --> 00:36:34,443 And now we have an army. 678 00:36:34,651 --> 00:36:37,905 So perhaps we can keep this wretched prophecy at bay. 679 00:36:38,113 --> 00:36:40,366 Oh, that's right. We fight so you live, because 680 00:36:40,532 --> 00:36:42,705 if Klaus falls, so do l. And if you fall, well, 681 00:36:42,909 --> 00:36:44,377 there go the Strix. 682 00:36:44,577 --> 00:36:45,999 Indeed. 683 00:36:46,204 --> 00:36:47,706 Try to keep those clowns in line. 684 00:36:56,047 --> 00:36:57,674 Thank you, Davina, 685 00:36:57,882 --> 00:37:00,601 for your kindness. 686 00:37:01,970 --> 00:37:03,347 How are you here? 687 00:37:03,555 --> 00:37:05,478 You consecrated me. 688 00:37:05,682 --> 00:37:06,774 You're with the ancestors, with... 689 00:37:06,975 --> 00:37:08,067 Yes. 690 00:37:08,268 --> 00:37:10,646 With Kol. 691 00:37:10,854 --> 00:37:14,028 And things are not going well for him. 692 00:37:15,525 --> 00:37:16,617 Can you help him? 693 00:37:16,818 --> 00:37:19,537 You have to help him. 694 00:37:19,738 --> 00:37:22,912 You're the only one who can. 695 00:37:23,116 --> 00:37:24,584 Our coven's magic is dark 696 00:37:24,784 --> 00:37:26,627 and it comes at a very high price. 697 00:37:26,828 --> 00:37:29,581 But together, as sisters, we are powerful. 698 00:37:29,789 --> 00:37:32,884 You can use that power to save your friend Kol. 699 00:37:34,502 --> 00:37:35,970 If not, you will lose him to a fate 700 00:37:36,171 --> 00:37:38,139 far worse than death. 701 00:37:54,981 --> 00:37:57,279 I have killed many, many people 702 00:37:57,484 --> 00:37:58,781 for far less than what you've done. 703 00:37:58,943 --> 00:38:00,115 What do you want me to say, Klaus? 704 00:38:00,320 --> 00:38:01,867 Thank you for not killing me? 705 00:38:02,071 --> 00:38:03,414 You're in the throes of a metamorphosis 706 00:38:03,615 --> 00:38:05,288 you cannot possibly comprehend. 707 00:38:05,492 --> 00:38:07,665 One that has clearly impaired your judgment. 708 00:38:07,869 --> 00:38:09,871 I may not yet know who I am or what I am, 709 00:38:10,079 --> 00:38:12,252 but I do know I will never live in fear 710 00:38:12,457 --> 00:38:14,505 of anyone again. 711 00:38:14,709 --> 00:38:16,336 Ever. 712 00:38:20,632 --> 00:38:23,886 You could have trusted me. 713 00:38:24,093 --> 00:38:24,685 Klaus... 716 00:38:30,058 --> 00:38:31,981 Heavy is the head that wears the crown. 717 00:38:33,812 --> 00:38:36,611 You've no idea where to begin, do you? 718 00:38:36,815 --> 00:38:38,158 I'm no stranger to running things. 719 00:38:38,358 --> 00:38:40,156 I've been doing it here for a long while. 720 00:38:40,360 --> 00:38:42,203 Well, give or take an intermission or two. 721 00:38:43,696 --> 00:38:45,073 First thing I'd like to do is make sure 722 00:38:45,281 --> 00:38:47,124 I know who's on my side. 723 00:38:49,702 --> 00:38:51,670 The problem, as I see it, is simple. 724 00:38:51,871 --> 00:38:54,499 The Strix are comprised of one sire line. And now 725 00:38:54,707 --> 00:38:57,335 we are to be led bya vampire from another. 726 00:38:57,544 --> 00:38:58,966 Regardless of the distinction, 727 00:38:59,170 --> 00:39:01,764 all our lives are bound to those who made us. 728 00:39:01,965 --> 00:39:05,344 And should this prophecy come to pass, we will all perish. 729 00:39:05,552 --> 00:39:09,182 As leader, how would you navigate that threat? 730 00:39:09,389 --> 00:39:12,188 You don't go to war 731 00:39:12,350 --> 00:39:13,647 without wise guidance. 732 00:39:13,852 --> 00:39:16,321 Victory depends on having many advisors. 733 00:39:16,521 --> 00:39:17,943 And by the look in your eyes, it looks like 734 00:39:18,147 --> 00:39:19,649 you have some advice to give. 735 00:39:21,276 --> 00:39:24,621 So... Spill it. 736 00:39:24,821 --> 00:39:26,164 Not that long ago 737 00:39:26,364 --> 00:39:28,287 we developed a contingency plan. 739 00:39:30,285 --> 00:39:33,084 There is a reason I recruited Davina Claire. 740 00:39:33,288 --> 00:39:36,167 You see, with the right witches, the correct spell, 741 00:39:36,374 --> 00:39:38,047 the precise binding agent, 742 00:39:38,251 --> 00:39:41,221 there is a means to eradicate our link to our sires. 743 00:39:41,421 --> 00:39:44,595 Making us free from the Mikaelsons forever. Then, 744 00:39:44,799 --> 00:39:47,222 and only then, will we have true independence. 745 00:39:47,385 --> 00:39:48,602 Davina is... 746 00:39:48,803 --> 00:39:52,353 Obstinate, but she will listen to you. 747 00:39:52,557 --> 00:39:55,356 So what do you say? 748 00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:58,564 Will you lead the Strix to freedom? 750 00:40:06,195 --> 00:40:09,039 I trust Freya had no luck finding that witch. 751 00:40:09,240 --> 00:40:10,913 Not in the... 752 00:40:11,117 --> 00:40:14,872 Seven minutes since your last inquiry, Niklaus, no. 753 00:40:15,079 --> 00:40:17,548 Aurora's involvement changes everything. 754 00:40:17,749 --> 00:40:19,547 If Aya and the Strix had the oak, we could at least 755 00:40:19,751 --> 00:40:21,094 be certain you were not the target. 756 00:40:21,294 --> 00:40:23,012 But with the weapon in Aurora's hands... 757 00:40:23,212 --> 00:40:25,260 I do wonder which one of us she'll try and kill first. 758 00:40:25,465 --> 00:40:27,638 You broke her heart, l... 759 00:40:27,842 --> 00:40:29,560 Broke her mind. 760 00:40:29,761 --> 00:40:31,934 I suppose both of us share the sin 761 00:40:32,138 --> 00:40:34,391 of Tristan's unceremonious burial at sea. 762 00:40:34,599 --> 00:40:36,021 Mm. 763 00:40:36,225 --> 00:40:37,898 It's normally we 764 00:40:38,102 --> 00:40:40,230 who pose the threat to our intimates. 765 00:40:40,438 --> 00:40:41,860 It's an odd feeling-- 766 00:40:42,065 --> 00:40:43,612 The roles reversed. 767 00:40:45,068 --> 00:40:48,447 I always did loathe irony. 770 00:41:10,969 --> 00:41:12,846 I finished the last one. 771 00:41:20,353 --> 00:41:21,900 Fabulous. 772 00:41:22,105 --> 00:41:23,652 If you don't mind my asking, 773 00:41:23,856 --> 00:41:26,325 what animal do you aim to hunt with bullets made of wood? 774 00:41:26,526 --> 00:41:28,949 Not an animal at all, darling. 775 00:41:29,153 --> 00:41:31,201 A monster. 776 00:41:31,406 --> 00:41:35,127 An entire family of them.