Elena looked over at him with a smile on her face in spite of lingering concerns. It helped when the mood was lighter to forget about the stakes and having been kidnapped. At least for the time being though it was always in the back of her mind. ¡°So, it's all about the ladies?¡± She mused able to picture that being a reason Damon would have given.
As the conversation shifted her gaze dropped though she followed what was being said. She could appreciate the sentiment behind his words when an apology had been offered and it did leave her contemplating everything else. ¡°I had the chance to ¡®save¡¯ myself..I could have taken Katherine's blood when she offered it to me then spent the rest of my life running but¡it would have meant death to everyone I love.¡±?
Here she turned her head to look at him hoping her words were taken as the reassurance she'd intended them to be. If the choice was between her own life and that of everyone she cared about¡she'd save them EVERY single time. ¡°So, if helping with this keeps them safe¡¡±
She tried to think of the best way of explaining what it was like to just shut it all off and it wasn't an easy thing to explain to someone who had never experienced it. ¡°Basically¡it's taking the ¡®easy¡¯ way out. Most who flip their switch do it to avoid feeling the pain of loss or the guilt of taking a life. I did it when my brother died¡it was something Damon used the sire bond to get me to do because he couldn't reach me any other way.¡±
Kat