Dragon's Keeper

Chapter 32

~Previously on Dragon's Keeper~

there's Davina. She's a powerful weapon. At this point, I'd like to keep her close at hand. I think we should have her move in to the compound here with us." Klaus says. "She can't leave the attic. I already tried to move her once." Marcel states. "Yes, about that... Turns out, your little witch is quite the actress. She made a deal with Elijah while he was in captivity, tricked you into letting her stay put in exchange for some spells from our mother's grimoire." Klaus says. Marcel just nods bitterly. "Good to know. Is that all?" He asks. "I do believe it is." Klaus says. "I appreciate the honesty." Marcel says. Klaus drinks from his glass, approving. "Meeting's in an hour." Marcel says and leaves.

Cami's Apartment

Cami finds a post-it note on her mirror that says: Believe nothing Klaus tells you. She sees another note attached to a book: Your bag Inside pocket. Cami grabs the bag and finds a mobile phone with a recording of Klaus' voice: "And so then I bit Elijah and left him in the bayou with my hybrid venom in his veins. Serves him right for making such vile accusations against me." Cami looks terrified.

Davina's Attic Room

Marcel is talking to Davina, who is painting. "You're gonna love it at the compound. I already got the best room in the place picked out." Marcel says. "I can't leave! Remember what happened last time?" Davina says. "I know about your deal with Elijah. We can't be lying to each other. I'm trying to protect you. With the witches still looking to kill you for the Harvest, believe me, you're safest with us." Marcel says. Klaus arrives. "Plus, there's excellent light in the afternoon." Klaus says. He notices Davina's paintings and goes to take a closer look at them. "I see you're an artist. Wonderful! I look forward to witnessing your many talents!" Klaus says. Davina turns to Marcel. "Was this his idea? She asks. "Davina, please. I understand you're devoted to Marcel, but Marcel is devoted to me. I assume you'll want what's best for all of us." Klaus says and walks over to Marcel. "We have a meeting to attend downstairs." He says. Marcel nods and Klaus leaves. "I'll get someone to pick up your things. We'll get you settled in right. Trust me." Marcel says and goes to join Klaus at the meeting downstairs, leaving a very sad Davina left behind.

St. Anne's Catholic Church

Father Kieran lifts his head and sees Klaus and Marcel arrive. Father "Klaus, Marcel, thank you for coming. We are aware of the change in the leadership in your community, and we thought it was time to make the appropriate introductions." Kieran says. The Mayor and the Sheriff stand up. "We wanna be sure you understand how things work around here." The Mayor says. "Is that so?" Klaus questions. The Mayor just nods. "What the Mayor means is that we just want some insurance that this new development isn't going to endanger our city or its inhabitants." Kieran states. The Sheriff turns to Klaus and Marcel. "Look, you freaks do your thing, and we'll look the other way." The Sheriff starts. Klaus looks at Marcel. "As long as our pockets stay full, we won't have a problem." He continues. Father Kieran looks a bit disappointed and tries to backtrack. Father Kieran turns to Klaus. "More importantly, there are rules. No feeding on the locals, don't bring any unwanted attention to the city. History has proven that we can co-exist peacefully. However if you cross the line..." Father Kieran is being interrupted by the Sheriff. "you answer to us." The Sheriff says. Klaus laughs loudly. "Okay... I'm sorry, let me get this straight-- I'm to play supplicant to this pompous ass and his ridiculous group of petty thieves?" He sighs dramatically, shakes his head and walks towards the Sheriff and Mayor. "Here are my terms: You will take whatever scraps I see fit to leave you, and you will be grateful. If that doesn't suit you, I may decide you've outlived your usefulness."Klaus says. The Sheriff looks angry as Klaus walks down the aisle to take his leave. Marcel follows, annoyed at his actions.

Werewolf Camp In The Bayou, By The Lake

Klaus' and Marcel's vampire crew is violently searching the camp for wolves to kill. Diego gives them commands. "Hey, they're obviously here. Fan out, find 'em, and bring me some heads!" Diego says. Elijah and Rebekah appear a couple of meters away from Diego. "I'd rather you didn't." Elijah says. "The hell are you doing out here?" Diego asks. "I've come to suggest you seek other hunting grounds." Elijah calmly states. "Suggestion noted..." Diego says, shrugging. Rebekah walks up to him. "Oh Diego, it would be such a shame to have to rearrange that pretty face." She swings her arm to punch him in the face, but Diego stops her by grabbing her arm. "What the hell do you care about wolves?" Diego asked. "Generally, I don't. However, this particular clan is not to be touched. Goodbye." Elijah says. Rebekah smiles sweetly and whispers to Diego. "Bye." Diego turns to his fellow vampires. "Nothing here anyway." He whistles, and the hunting party leaves. "Ah, great. I think as well our job here is done." Rebekah says. Elijah senses something supernatural in their nearby surroundings. "Not quite." Elijah vamp-speeds away and finds Eve, who is standing by a tree, waiting. "We're not here to harm you. Hello, again. Eve, was it?" Elijah asked. "One of Beth's litter-mates, I presume?" Rebekah asked. "MayBeth sent you here to protect us, didn't she? Tell her we appreciate the concern, but we've been looking out for ourselves for a while now. Nobody finds us unless we wanna be found." Eve states. "Well, we found you, so..." Rebekah says. "Like I said. There's something I thought you and your family should know about." Eve starts walking along the path with a stake and a map in her hands.

At A Bar

Klaus joins Marcel at a table. He has brought a bottle of whiskey. "I think it goes far more gracious than they deserved." Klaus says. Marcel stares at Klaus, who now pours their drinks. "You're disappointed by my lack of diplomacy. You out of all people should need no reminder of the human capacity for cruelty." Klaus continues. Marcel continues to remain quiet. Klaus' phone buzzes. He rises from the chair to answer it. "Hello?" Klaus answers. "Mr. Mikaelson. I just wanted to let you know that the faction's considered your terms. We've reached a decision." The Sheriff says. "Have you?" Klaus asks. An explosion is heard from outside, and large amounts of automatic gunfire pierces through the walls and windows of the Abbatoir compound, scattering broken glass all over the bar room. Some vampires are hurt by the gunfire, and some nightwalkers even catch fire and burn to death. Someone screams. Marcel hurries to save one of the burning vampires but both himself and Klaus are hit by machine gun shots. Marcel collapses and falls onto the floor in pain. Klaus is furious.

The Bar

Klaus and Marcel are alone in the compound's bar after the explosion. The room is now empty and the furniture's disarranged. A burned skeleton lays near them. "Dammit, dammit, dammit!" Marcel says. He flips a table, enraged. "This is on you!" Marcel points at Klaus. "Now that you're in charge, these are your guys laying dead. Your guys. You're gonna run this city, that better mean something to you, otherwise no one worth a damn is gonna follow you. No one!" Marcel says. Klaus smiles when Marcel turns away. "I was beginning to worry about you. I don't think I could've taken any more of this differential nonsense. I mean clearly I underestimated the faction, that won't happen again. But, tell me: Now that we've arrived to this point, now that they have come into our home, visited this upon our people... How would you counsel me to respond?" Klaus says. "Let's go kill them all." Marcel states.

The Bayou Werewolf Camp

Eve, Elijah and Rebekah have stopped by the lake and Eve is showing a map to the siblings. "Surrounded by 20,000 acres of swamp, the ones born here who now know it like the backs of our hands, will be fine. But here," she points at the map with her stake. "newcomers from out of state - not of MayBeth's and my kin. But, word spread about that baby of hers. A lot of werewolves wanna see this miracle pregnancy for themselves. Only now, the vampires are out looking for blood, and all these werewolves new at the bayou might not know where to hide." Eve says. "You say that like we're supposed to care." Rebekah says. "Believe me, you're gonna want them kept alive." Eve states. "And why is that?" Elijah asks. "See for yourself." Eve says.