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[werewolfqueen]

We sent Hope off somewhere else to be safe so many times. Once to Klaus' sister, to the school ... just anywhere to keep her out of the mess. Sometimes you need to be apart from people to keep them safe.

[She glances back to him.]

I just hope she doesn't resent you for it.

[engender]

We're both in Scott's pack, so, often we end up in different locations. But, we stay in touch.

( Sometimes, they're sent to the same location. )

[werewolfqueen]

Good. I never really had a family before the Mikaelsons. It's good that you still have her.

[Family is important in so many ways, even the unhealthy ones.]

[engender]

Yeah, I'm lucky. We also found a long-lost cousin.

( And he has a brother, but Peter is best oft-mentioned. )

Being a Hale isn't what it used to be.

[werewolfqueen]

Maybe that's a good thing. Then you can turn it into whatever you want it to be.

[That's what she wants for Hope. To take the Mikaelson name and turn it into something new - to change the meaning so that she doesn't have to bear the weight of her family's crimes forever. It will take time, but she can do it. Hayley has faith in her.]

[engender]

We help. Scott provides the good, we provide the backup.

( It's better than what they used to do. Derek has grown up. )

[werewolfqueen]

[She nods.]

Good. Sounds like that's what you need.

[engender]

Without a direction, I... don't make great choices.

( And he's going to put it that way, now. )

[werewolfqueen]

I think that's something a lot of us have in common.

[Hayley's always been a leader in her own right, but her choices weren't always all that spectacular.]

We're just trying to do our best in the world we were given.

[engender]

Then we both found what we needed.

( He lifts the beer up again and offers it to clink. )

[werewolfqueen]

[She lifts hers to meet him in that before nodding.]

Enjoy your stay in the bayou. Hope you like it here.

[And unless there's anything else, she's just going to sashay off and be alluring. That's totally a thing she can still do, right?]

[engender]

( Yeah. She really can. His eyes are glued to her before Malia joins him. He'll finish that one beer and go to sleep for the night thinking of Hayley. )