We are, which is why I'm hoping you'll forgive me if I don't do the usual beating around the bush.
[Caroline is trying to do this kindly, because in the time between Stiles asking her to do this and actually dialing her phone she realizes that the list of dead people that Caroline knew that Katherine would want to protect is very short.]
The returned person you mentioned in the group chat. Is it Nadia?
No, actually, I assumed you were doing it because the last time we were around your daughter we got her killed.
[There were finer details, and it was all a mess but at the end of the day, Tyler bit Nadia and she died. She wouldn't blame Katherine for wanting to keep that to herself.]
Honestly, I wouldn't be calling you at all, but the detectives are trying to figure out what's going on and need information so they wanted to see if we could find out who they were and where they landed when they woke up.
( Got her killed? A lot more happened and Travelers were involved. Did she shelter her, yes. But, Nadia also did that to herself. For her. Technically. She tuts. )
The detectives? Our circle has gotten entirely too big. Fine, I'm not going to own this - but it's Isobel. And some witch named Adrienne. They woke up in New York in a jewelry store. I suspect they're still in New York.
Are you going to tell Elena about Isobel or should I tell Elena about Isobel?
[She won't make it an ultimatum, but she will take it off Katherine's plate if she doesn't want to. Because in this particular instance, she does think Elena should know.]
I was going to leave it up to Isobel, but as you're making it your job as best friend and head project manager, you can do the honors. Is that everything? I gave you the who and the where.
I never really knew her but I know what Elena told me, and how Isobel liked to just show up and implode things when she felt the whim and I know that the last time was because she was compelled by Klaus, but that also wasn't the first time.
[Isobel hasn't earned the right to Caroline's silence, and she's going to protect her friend first. Besides, if she shows up and gets staked by Dean because they weren't prepared, that wouldn't go over well either.]
I won't tell anyone else, but I am telling Elena.
[All that settled:]
Yeah. That's all. Thank you, Katherine.
[And unless she has something else to say, this is where Caroline will hang up.]
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[Caroline is trying to do this kindly, because in the time between Stiles asking her to do this and actually dialing her phone she realizes that the list of dead people that Caroline knew that Katherine would want to protect is very short.]
The returned person you mentioned in the group chat. Is it Nadia?
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( sorry, but you do need to get to it.
her eyes narrow, however, as something inside her heart pangs. )
No, it's not Nadia. You're calling me because I'm keeping who came back close to the vest, and you assume I'm doing it selfishly. Shocker.
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[There were finer details, and it was all a mess but at the end of the day, Tyler bit Nadia and she died. She wouldn't blame Katherine for wanting to keep that to herself.]
Honestly, I wouldn't be calling you at all, but the detectives are trying to figure out what's going on and need information so they wanted to see if we could find out who they were and where they landed when they woke up.
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The detectives? Our circle has gotten entirely too big. Fine, I'm not going to own this - but it's Isobel. And some witch named Adrienne. They woke up in New York in a jewelry store. I suspect they're still in New York.
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[That being said.]
Are you going to tell Elena about Isobel or should I tell Elena about Isobel?
[She won't make it an ultimatum, but she will take it off Katherine's plate if she doesn't want to. Because in this particular instance, she does think Elena should know.]
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( And the what. )
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[Isobel hasn't earned the right to Caroline's silence, and she's going to protect her friend first. Besides, if she shows up and gets staked by Dean because they weren't prepared, that wouldn't go over well either.]
I won't tell anyone else, but I am telling Elena.
[All that settled:]
Yeah. That's all. Thank you, Katherine.
[And unless she has something else to say, this is where Caroline will hang up.]