sometimes people leave you halfway through the wood

[madskilled]

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[notwitty]

They're still counting the bodies, but most of the elders. Definitely Patrick Brighton and most of his family. All that's left is his youngest son.

[A kid who's going to have all that responsibility thrust on his shoulders. A role that he knows Allison knows well.]

Bridget Brighton cast a barrier spell, though. Kept the hunters contained. I have a feeling they lost just as much as we did.

[matriarchate]

She cast a barrier spell. Past tense. She's dead, too?

( Well, they knew something could happen in London, they just didn't expect something of this magnitude. )

[notwitty]

Yeah. The hunters took her out to take it down.

[But that may have been inevitable from the moment she cast it.]

I'm going to stick around long enough to make sure they've got a plan to keep the new heir safe, but I'm also going to tell Ethan to start spreading out. Just in case they decide to keep working their way through Europe.

[matriarchate]

They couldn't possibly have those numbers.

( could they? intel didn't suggest it was this widespread. )

[notwitty]

I don't know. I didn't think they had the numbers they had here but ...

[He exhales slowly, trying to focus his thoughts.]

We were right in that they're attempting to recruit witches. But it doesn't seem like all the hunters involved agree with that plan.

[matriarchate]

Of course not, not when witches need to die. How are you? How's your asset?

( William Queen, what a get. )

[notwitty]

As far as I know, he's in one piece. I think he might have found his sister.

[Which is not one hundred percent relevant to Allison, but it might change whether or not he's staying on.]

I'll let you know if anything changes.

[matriarchate]

That's - I didn't think the two objectives would collide.

( Does ... )

Does that mean he's done? I wanted to offer him a contract.

[notwitty]

I don't know. I don't think so, from what Gloria said his sister might be adjacent to all of this.

[But he hasn't actually talked to William yet.]

I'll let him know that an offer may be on the table though.

[matriarchate]

Do it. Sell us. We need someone like him. And he could do some good.

( She's done her own research! )

[notwitty]

You got it, boss.

[He closes his eyes with a sigh.]

I also might have made friends with a Bennett witch.

[matriarchate]

Do you regret making friends with a Bennett witch?

( Hmm? )

[notwitty]

It's more that I'm not sure we're actually friends yet. But I did get her number.

[So they've got friend potential.]

And, just for the sake of sharing information, Elijah Mikaelson is in London.

[matriarchate]

Just for the sake of it, why? And how do you know?

( How much happened in one night? )

[notwitty]

Well, the Bennett witch suggested using vampires to handle the police end of things. Compelling a cover story, not eating them. Whoever her vampire friend was, she was hanging out with Elijah.

[And then just for the sake of clarification.]

Is that the kind of ally we want to be making?

[matriarchate]

We already are. Or, I'm working on it. There's a witch we want on our side. She's a Mikaelson. If you've make a Mikaelson friend, that could go a long way. Are you going to be seeing your friend again?

( Translation: make friends again. )

[notwitty]

I told her to call me if she needed me but she and the new heir are staying with Eliza, and I have a feeling the new heir is going to be getting out of town.

[He takes a deep breath.]

I'll see where we're at after I get some sleep.

[matriarchate]

Get rest, Isaac. You're not always on the clock.

( And thank you. )

Is there anything else I need to know?

[notwitty]

The vampire Elijah was with. She knew you. Or at least knew of you. I think her first name was Bela.

[That is the last player on the board, he doesn't know that Stefan Salvatore's going to be showing up.]

[matriarchate]

Talbot?

( She already knows. )

She... procures - or, procured rare items. Nobody's seen her in years. Most hunters thought she'd died. Bela, you're sure? British?

[notwitty]

Definitely British. But it was a phone call. All I saw was the caller ID.

[And all the caller ID said was "Bela."]

[matriarchate]

That's probably not a coincidence. They're not aligned with Monroe's hunters?

( The coincidences are stacking? )

[notwitty]

I heard a rumor about hunters with hearts removed from their chest and throats torn out, so I'm gonna say no.

[Also vampires are the last supernatural creature that Monroe's people would recruit, to say the least.]

This feels like a test run. They picked a small target and are working their way up to the biggest one.

[matriarchate]

It feels like it could've been a test run but that went awry. Not that people still didn't lose their lives.

Get some sleep, report back when you have more. And try to lock down William Queen.

[notwitty]

I'm on it. Be careful, Allison.

[Monroe might be coming for something nearby next.

And then, just before he passes out he sends a text to Bonnie she's free to wait on until after she gets her own sleep:]

Do you think you might be able to get me in a room with Bela and Elijah?

[It would be a favor, obviously, but Isaac isn't really one for subterfuge. It feels too much like using people, and he's been on the receiving end of that equation more often than he would like.]