sometimes people leave you halfway through the wood

[madskilled]

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[moralitypolice]

( She leans her head in first, not trying to invade the quiet. )

Hey, can we talk for a minute?

[undermyfeet]

[He glances over to look at her, before nodding as he shifts to sit up.]

Yeah, sure. Everything okay?

[moralitypolice]

Relatively. We're going to need to get you away. Soon. If not tomorrow. And a friend, an actual friend offered somewhere in Scotland. Have you ever been?

( She needs to dole out the information carefully and not bombard him. )

[undermyfeet]

[He shrugs because he has been there before. It's not hard to visit other countries in Europe.]

Once or twice.

[But that's not the important thing.]

What about the hunters?

[moralitypolice]

The hunters are just beginning, and with everything you inherited, we'll be cloaking your whereabouts. I think if we go back with him we would have more resources. You'd be safer. And you could learn from a coven with roots in your ancestry.

( All pros in her column. )

[undermyfeet]

[He swallows hard as he considers it, trying to see where his feelings line up with what Bonnie wants. They don't match. But that's mostly because the thing he wants to do the most is go and burn them all to the ground.]

They need to pay for what they did.

[moralitypolice]

What we need to do is learn more about them before, yes, stopping them. And hopefully dismantling how widespread this has become. Their lives were lost here, too. And more will be if you try anything.

( He himself could die. )

[undermyfeet]

[He sets his jaw because this doesn't feel right, going into hiding. It doesn't feel like it's honoring them.

But he's a kid and he can at least recognize that he's not in any capacity to be making decisions right now, so he nods.]

Whatever you think is best.

[moralitypolice]

I want your input. I do. I'm not going to hide you away and throw away the key. But, you will be safe.

( Safer. )

And no matter where we go, we will have to go. The power vacuum in the coven could backfire. There's already dissension.

[undermyfeet]

[Yeah, this is not good. There's a restless energy as he pushes up off the bed, moving to the window to look down on the street.]

I could name Eliza as the acting head of the coven. She was on Isaac's side but she'll pull everyone back in.

[He's not strong enough to hold them together, but Eliza will until he's ready.]

[moralitypolice]

For now, yes. You're still the head. She's still going to consult with you, and ask what you think should be done. You inherited everything.

( And more magic than he's probably ever carried. )

[undermyfeet]

[He nods slowly, before running a hand over his face.]

How long do we have before we leave? I should be here for the funeral rites.

[moralitypolice]

However long you need, but, also not more than two or three days. We need to keep moving. Do you - need help with the arrangements?

( She's planned funerals before. It happens when you come from Mystic Falls. )

[undermyfeet]

Yeah. Yeah, that'd be good.

[Danny's never had to plan any. And now he has to have three. He glances back over his shoulder to look at her.]

Thanks. For being here.

[moralitypolice]

( She nods, her lips forming a smile that doesn't reach her eyes. )

I'm not going anywhere, Danny.

[undermyfeet]

[He nods, and is about to say something else when Eliza calls up to them and says there's food.]

We should probably go fill her in.

[moralitypolice]

And, if you want, ask her opinion. While this is a democracy, ultimately, we're going to do what you want to do.

( That's writ. )

[undermyfeet]

[He shakes his head, before turning to follow her.]

No, it makes sense. We'll do it.

[He needs a few months before he's angry enough to actually take anything on anyway.]

Let's go.