sometimes people leave you halfway through the wood

[madskilled]

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[moralitypolice]

( Because Danny is with Eliza, Bonnie agrees with Isaac suggests they wait things out at Eliza's. Bonnie knows she wouldn't be able to go back home if her parents had just died. And both of her parents are dead. She tries calling him, but the signal wherever he is doesn't go through. She doesn't leave a message. She's here for him if he needs her. She's always been. And she promised Bridget, she'll always be.

In the living room things are in disarray from when William and Gloria had taken off so suddenly, a few wires still sticking out of the TV pushed out from the wall, tea sits undrank on the coffee table and William's bag sits by the door.

Bonnie perches on the edge of the armchair.

There are only rope burns along her arms, but they're faint and not what Bonnie's worried about. )

Asks the werewolf in the shirt that's more blood than shirt.

[notwitty]

[He glances down at the rest of him and shrugs.]

I heal fast.

[Then he makes a face.]

This was a nice shirt, though.

[Such is the life of a werewolf. A lot of your clothes get ruined.]

[moralitypolice]

And Danny had nice parents, Isaac. A nice sister.

( She sighs, running her hands down her face, shaking her head. )

I'm sorry. I've ruined shirts, too. I actually ruined my father's couch once.

[notwitty]

I'm sure that went over well.

[It would not, if it were his father. But his face does sober after that comment, because it's clear Bonnie cares about the Brightons.]

I'm sorry. Patrick was a good man, and he was a good leader. He was just trying to do right by his coven. I respected that, even if I didn't agree with his approach.

[moralitypolice]

I blamed it on a candle.

( She half smiles at that, hand on her cheek as her hair falls in her face. )

Was he really trying to side with the hunters?

[notwitty]

[There's a smirk from him in return.]

Nice cover.

[But that's not the point. At the question though, Isaac quickly shakes his head.]

No, God no. The problem was Patrick didn't want to pick a side. He didn't want to militarize his people at all. The only problem was, that was never really a choice.

[moralitypolice]

He thought they could live in peace. Ignore Monroe or -- ( She drops her hand, standing up. ) Maybe anticipate the attack. How many witches do you think were lost tonight?

[notwitty]

Too many. At least on the leadership level.

[The lesser members of the coven might have gotten out okay, but the leaders?]

As far as the elders go, I'm pretty sure that Danny and Eliza will be the only ones left. She's been planning this for too long to leave things like that up to chance.

[And Danny ... well he's just a kid. It's a bit strange to call him an elder, but he is an heir.]

[moralitypolice]

That's years of records and knowledge. Dead, Isaac.

( Years, in terms of the Knightsbridge coven. And the Knightsbridge is the offshoot of Britons, with their roots in Celtic history. )

[notwitty]

Yeah. I know.

[He eventually sits across from her, raising one hand to rub against the back of his neck.]

I'd been trying to convince Patrick for months to be prepared. Warning him that something was going to happen. We knew that Monroe was circling, preparing to strike, for months now, we just didn't know where. We weren't sure if it was here or in the states. All we knew was that it was coming and the supernatural communities needed to be prepared.

[But none of the witches wanted to work with a werewolf, no matter what pack he came from.]

[moralitypolice]

And he ignored you? Did .. did they thinks something was going to happen at the solstice?

( Did they not try to prevent it? )

[notwitty]

He didn't ignore me. I think he just trusted a system that doesn't really exist anymore.

[He was prepared to have more security for the solstice, but he truly thought the hunters wouldn't bother them. Because they weren't bothering anyone else.]

He expected a certain level of respect that wasn't there.

[moralitypolice]

I know he'd upped security day of.

( But that didn't help the night before. )

You tried. This wasn't your fault.

[notwitty]

Maybe not. But it still sucks.

[Big time. He doesn't know how he's going to explain this to Allison later, but that can wait a few more hours, until it isn't the middle of the night in the States.]

Do you think Danny will be able to handle this?

[moralitypolice]

I lost my parents young. And my grandmother. All in the span of two years. I had friends, a support system. I... also died. I got through it. And I'll be there for him. However long it takes.

( If he'll ever be able to accept the mantle at the top of the coven. )

[notwitty]

I lost mine too. Though not quite as quickly. It was more Mom when I was a kid, then brother, then dad, maybe a year apart.

[But that's a lot more complicated. Then there were friends, like Erica, who also died.]

I got lucky, though. I had people looking out for me, who took me in.

[moralitypolice]

I'm taking him in. I already decided. I haven't even asked him, I don't know if he wants to stay with his coven, but I'm already making plans in my mind. Do you think I'm moving too fast?

( She's sorry about your mother, your father, and your brother. )

[notwitty]

[He shakes his head.]

He'll need to know his options. And honestly, with his status as the heir, I don't think it's safe for him to stay here. He can bury his family and say goodbye, but if Monroe knows there's still a leader out there, she could come back. Taking him away from here might be the safest thing for everyone.

[moralitypolice]

Now to only tell him that.

( She sits forward again, palms together against her lips as she looks to Isaac. )

He never asked for any of this.

[notwitty]

None of us did.

[Which isn't the most helpful, but it's a reminder to the adults in this situation too. They didn't ask for a war, but one was brought upon him anyway. And now ... now they needed to do some damage control.

Fast.]

But we're the ones here, trapped at the scene of a mass murder without a cover story we can make the police believe.

[moralitypolice]

I - could probably help with that. How are you with vampires?

( She never forces a vampire on anyone. She's had her own history with them. But, one call to Bela and Elijah. )

They could contain this.

[notwitty]

[Does Isaac have an opinion on vampires? He considers and then he shrugs.]

They don't bite me, I won't bite them.

[moralitypolice]

That's a stance.

( Not one she held always, but, enough for her to place a call into Bela, tapping the speaker button. )

[enjoythe_ride]

[Bela is in the process of destroying her clothes from the night before. Sometimes, there's not enough dry cleaning in the world to get rid of the blood. She's sadly had to learn that from experience.

Still, she glances down at the Caller ID and raises an eyebrow at Elijah before answering.]

Bonnie. Did we have an appointment this morning?

[moralitypolice]

I wouldn't call running into each other on the solstice an appointment, but, this isn't about business. Are you still in London?

( Does she know what happened? She isn't stupid enough to tell Bela she's on speakerphone. Bela, the vampire, probably hears the delicate difference, the tiny echo into the air... )