Okay that was cheating. [ but she takes a sip anyway. ]

There's a lot about Mystic Falls that I don't talk about. At first it was because I couldn't... trying to protect Elena from something that could have happened. But she's gone. So until you came... I didn't really have anyone I trusted enough to explain it all to.

[ yes, helen, that means alaric and his wife are all wrapped up in this vampire mess. ]