Vampire Diva Diaries- New Orleans Diva

26 - "Redemption Ashes"

PALE RIVER ORCHARD / MIKAELSON COMPOUND

[At the ORCHARD, Klaus is leaning against his parked truck, where Hope is sitting quietly in her car seat in the trunk. Next to her is Freya's unconscious body. Several feet away, Dahlia has set up a small table, on which she has created an infinity symbol with salt and lit candles, where two small pewter chalices sit within each circle in preparation for her linking spell. Klaus sighs audibly, and she glances at Klaus for a moment before speaking]

DAHLIA: You're quiet. Are you having misgivings?
KLAUS: I was just looking for a polite way to ask, "What the hell is taking so long?"
DAHLIA: [gestures to the table] Well, we can begin now.
[Klaus' smirk wipes off of his face, and he tilts his head curiously at her as he waits for further explanations. Dahlia smiles at him, visibly pleased about winning]

DAHLIA: Once we're linked, I'll no longer have to sleep a hundred years again. Your concerns for my status will ease, and I'll finally be able to focus on Hope.
[She looks over at Hope, who is still sitting quietly in the car. Klaus looks over at Hope as well, and Hope turns her head to look at her father. After a moment, Dahlia walks toward him]

DAHLIA: I will only need one drop of her blood--
[Klaus sighs and stands to his feet, blocking her from coming any closer to Hope and giving her a patronizing smile]

DAHLIA: --And then her power shall be mine also.
[Klaus looks into the backseat, where Freya still lays unconscious]

KLAUS: What do you want to do about Freya?
DAHLIA: She served her purpose.
[She looks up at the moon, which is in its waning crescent phase]

DAHLIA: So, tonight, at the moon's apex, I'll end her life, and once our link is severed, the bond that I share with your daughter will become permanent.
[Klaus does not seem pleased about Dahlia's reaction or her plan in general, but he does his best to keep his intentions concealed by smiling at her]

KLAUS: Best get on with it, then.
[He pushes past her and walks toward the table, and Dahlia follows behind him. Once there, she holds out her hand, which Klaus takes and clasps tightly. Dahlia waves her free hand over the table before she begins to chant]

DAHLIA: [chanting] Medareno sometswar. Medareno sometswar.

[At the MIKAELSON COMPOUND, Gia's charred corpse is still laying on the floor of the courtyard where she died, and Elijah looks devastated as he covers her body with a sheet. Cami, whose hands are still smeared with blood after pulling Papa Tunde's blade out of Elijah's chest, drinks a cup full of his blood to heal after Klaus attacked and fed on her, grimacing at the taste as she swallows it. Once she's done, Elijah turns to her, looking furious as he growls quietly]