"I really don't know if I trust him or not," Ric admitted. "More than my alternatives, but Klaus is still around...." Somewhere, and he wanted Elena with someone. Elijah seemed to still make more sense for protecting her than them - more capable of it - but he wanted to know she was around, okay, and hadn't, he didn't know, been delivered to Klaus as a peace offering.

He reached for the cloth while he was speaking. "I don't care about sensual." He was so tired he could barely see straight. He just wanted Damon's fangs in him, and then to collapse on a clean bed.