Morgana enjoyed long, warm bubble baths. They were great stress relievers, especially after a long day. It had been a long time since she'd had one, and, considering the small reprieve from the Hollow's attacks, she had decided to take one. It had been just as wonderful as she'd expected.
What she hadn't expected was Klaus barging into the bathroom without so much as a knock.
"Oh my God, Klaus!" She yelped, nearly slipping under the water. "Have you heard of this thing, it's called knocking, I think you'd like it. God knows I certainly would."
"Nothing I haven't seen before, love," he replied.
She was about to make a snappy comeback, but the words died on her lips when she noticed his expression. "What's wrong?"
"Elijah left last night to visit Marcel. He hasn't returned."
She kept her face neutral, masking the instant dread. "Odd. Give me a moment, and I'll be right out."
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By the time she'd gotten out and down in the courtyard, Klaus had left to see Marcel. Freya had set up for a locator spell. Hayley was on the phone, and Grendel lingered at the top of the stairs.
Hayley turned to them, hanging up. "He's not at Marcel's."
"We'll find him," Freya assured her.
She and Morgana joined hands. "Jälgida minu blóo mitt. Jälgida minu blóo mitt."
Morgana looked up at Hayley. "He's cloaked by magic."
A shadow behind Hayley caught her gaze. Vincent stepped forward.
"That's her," he said. "That's the Hollow. She has Elijah, and now she wants the bone."
"In exchange for what?" Hayley asked.
"No, you don't understand. There won't be an exchange. She needs Elijah to die in order to channel energy from his sacrifice. She's already poisoned him with the rose thorns. She wants the bone by sundown. If she doesn't get it, then she's gonna come here and she's gonna take it. And when she does, she's gonna burn the entire city to the ground."
Morgana swallowed hard. She pulled out her phone to call Klaus and began leaving the room. "I'll be right back."
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When Klaus arrived, Marcel was with him. Everyone else were already waiting for them. In fact, Morgana wasn't sure if any of them had even moved since she called.
"You want a plan of attack, it comes down to this," Vincent began. "Use the element of surprise. Now, Marcel will hand over the bone, and then stab the Hollow with Hayley's blood, and then I'm gonna cast spell the spell that buries her."
"The Ancestors' spell requires a sacrifice," Hayley said. "An Original has to die."
"Yeah, and right now, the Hollow is gonna use Elijah's death to come back, but there's a window where I can use the sacrifice to shove her back into her grave."
"You'll forgive me for stating the obvious, but your plan does nothing to save my brother," Klaus snapped. "In fact, it relies entirely upon his death."
"Easy," Marcel warned. "He's just trying to help."
"Klaus, Elijah's already dead," Vincent said. "Now the only thing we can do right now is figure out whether or not that death is gonna count for something."
"That's not a call any of us get to make," Hayley argued. "Especially not you. There has to be a way to save him."
"Freya, you still have the antidote we used to cure Marcel's bite?" Klaus asked.
