As soon as Morgana got the text that Hayley was missing, she rushed to the compound. Apparently poachers had been out to the bayou, and there were dozens of dead wolves. Hayley never came to see Hope.
Morgana almost tripped trying to run into the compound and pull her candles out of her bag at the same time. Freya had already set up the spell, so she sat across from her. Morgana was pointedly ignoring Klaus, who was holding Hope.
Once the candles were lit, she and Freya joined hands and started chanting.
"Vinde val tratunderes. Vinde val tratunderes."
They broke apart with a gasp.
"We can't find her," Freya said. "There's nothing, it's like she doesn't exist, or..."
"Or she's dead," Klaus finished.
"No, no, no." Jackson appeared behind them. "You have to find her."
Suddenly sharp cracking sounds filled the air. He jerked along with them.
"Klaus, the chains," Freya ordered.
Klaus handed Hope to Freya and got the chains. The sun was rising, so Jackson was turning back into a wolf.
"Freya, Morgana, please," he begged as Klaus chained him to the wall. "Please do the spell again, I can't go a month without--"
He cut himself off with a yell. They watched, unable to do anything, as Jackson continued to shift. And then it stopped.
"It stopped," he said after a moment. He looked just as shocked as the rest of them.
What the hell was going on?
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Morgana was heading back to the courtyard when she felt a tap on her shoulder. She took a deep breath and turned.
"I thought you'd left," Klaus said.
"I did," she replied.
"You said you were leaving."
"And I did, Klaus. You know I meant the compound."
He sighed. "I never meant--"
She pointed at him. "Don't. Unless there's an apology thrown in there, don't even try. I don't want your excuses, I don't want your attempts at justifying your actions."
"Then what do you want, Morgana?"
"I want you to make it right! I want you to apologize, to try, Niklaus! But I know you, and I know you never will."
"Why stick around, then?" He growled. "Why waste your time?"
"You know why. Or were you not paying attention? I'm still here because of Hope. That little girl needs both of her parents. She needs her mother, she obviously misses her. And now because you're such a vindictive asshat, there is a very real possibility that Hayley is dead."
Morgana didn't wait for Klaus to reply. She turned back around and went downstairs.
Poor Jackson was still tied up. Despite the sudden pause, he could still shift at any moment. Freya was talking to him. Before Morgana could join them, someone appeared and knocked Freya against the wall headfirst. She collapsed on the ground.
"Where the hell is that bastard?" Hayley demanded.
"Hayley?" Morgana called, stunned.
Hayley turned to her.
"Hayley."
Morgana groaned. He just couldn't help himself, could he? She rushed over to Freya, who was still unconscious.
