we all change. and someday, we're all going to die.
he's going to need someone he trusts who is willing to get their hands dirty, to go behind his back, to keep him safe - even if it's from himself. you can do that.
one of the first things I had to do after I was named baroness was convince the vampire clans to ally with the unseelie. me & beatrix & saber. we did it but not one of us could have done it alone.
he'll need you at his side, he'll need to lean on you. he'll need your advice. that doesn't make your blood run black. that's just what people do for each other.
He'll also need me to be the knife that slices any throat that would slice his first. I've always been prepared for that. But there'll be more now, won't there?
[He's not trying to be smart. He's genuinely asking this time.]
if it makes you feel any better, this was my first assassination attempt in over a year of being baroness and I've broken in *and* out of caer glaem. I'd be offended if I weren't so relieved. if there have been others on the other barons, I haven't heard of them.
but no. it's not the throat you'll have to worry about; he can take care of attacks to the front, though he might need help finding the best way to do it. the back... that'll be harder. that's the hard spot for me, too.
so does Damon and he's still- well, not breathing, he's a vampire. still talking, I imagine, I haven't spoken to him since he came back.
he's going to do this whether we want him to or not. he's a stubborn jerk like that. so if he's going to do it, then I'm going to try to help him do it well. if he hadn't asked me, he'd have asked someone else.
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he's going to need someone he trusts who is willing to get their hands dirty, to go behind his back, to keep him safe - even if it's from himself. you can do that.
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But if one day I look at him and he's not the same, then it's all for nothing. I'll be as lost as if the Void opened up right underneath me.
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steal those hard choices before he even gets a chance.
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But I'm not sure how much darker my blood can turn before I become someone he doesn't recognize, much less want.
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don't give up on him just because he's being an amazing idiot.
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he'll need you at his side, he'll need to lean on you. he'll need your advice. that doesn't make your blood run black. that's just what people do for each other.
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He'll also need me to be the knife that slices any throat that would slice his first. I've always been prepared for that. But there'll be more now, won't there?
[He's not trying to be smart. He's genuinely asking this time.]
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but no. it's not the throat you'll have to worry about; he can take care of attacks to the front, though he might need help finding the best way to do it. the back... that'll be harder. that's the hard spot for me, too.
but you're also not the only one watching his.
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he's going to do this whether we want him to or not. he's a stubborn jerk like that. so if he's going to do it, then I'm going to try to help him do it well. if he hadn't asked me, he'd have asked someone else.
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[Jack has spoken to him. Hell, he likes him.]
He is. But I'm not above an 'I told you so' when it turns out to not be what he's expecting.
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