[ he knows. klaus licks his lips, feels the numbing sensation of the lingering drink dampen his sense. he wishes it would spread out far through his chest, but it never does reach quite far enough.
he knows what happened. despite lucifer's intellect and faith in his forced intentions, he remembers. he remembers all of it.
but it's not why he's here. (it's the only reason he is.)
klaus moves to sit and then he stills, his attention drawn and focused on lucifer. he knows that name, remembers him from that meeting with freya, translating that lovely book. he knows that name from camille, one hunter from a family of hunters. he knows their history, from a time he doesn't recall being here. they weren't quite friends.
he stills too, hearing the finer details. feeling the weight of their impact, their meaning. he's lived long enough and done quite enough to know what 'requested' means in this context. he lived and done enough to recognize that lucifer has put his friendship on the line. he done it for him, regardless and perhaps in spite of his idea of justice.
klaus doesn't receive this lightly. he stares at the line of lucifer's back and thinks of his brother. he remembers elijah, and even though there is no replacement for him, he feels that same fierceness of loyalty given and demonstrated. that same sense of honor to his own. if lucifer would like to handle the betrayal of a friend, it's seems only fair to agree. ] Fair enough, [ he says, and then he does sit.
he waits a moment. ] She drained Elena of blood. [ the impact must land. he knows how lucifer feels about elena. ] I assume you know what that means. What kind of power she holds.
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he knows what happened. despite lucifer's intellect and faith in his forced intentions, he remembers. he remembers all of it.
but it's not why he's here. (it's the only reason he is.)
klaus moves to sit and then he stills, his attention drawn and focused on lucifer. he knows that name, remembers him from that meeting with freya, translating that lovely book. he knows that name from camille, one hunter from a family of hunters. he knows their history, from a time he doesn't recall being here. they weren't quite friends.
he stills too, hearing the finer details. feeling the weight of their impact, their meaning. he's lived long enough and done quite enough to know what 'requested' means in this context. he lived and done enough to recognize that lucifer has put his friendship on the line. he done it for him, regardless and perhaps in spite of his idea of justice.
klaus doesn't receive this lightly. he stares at the line of lucifer's back and thinks of his brother. he remembers elijah, and even though there is no replacement for him, he feels that same fierceness of loyalty given and demonstrated. that same sense of honor to his own. if lucifer would like to handle the betrayal of a friend, it's seems only fair to agree. ] Fair enough, [ he says, and then he does sit.
he waits a moment. ] She drained Elena of blood. [ the impact must land. he knows how lucifer feels about elena. ] I assume you know what that means. What kind of power she holds.