( he already has one teenager to contend with, kol!!

also as if he wasn't expecting this answer or some form of it. he is unamused, his expression flat and baleful. ) No, because this is the only way you've cared to know him. ( some might call this an unfair accusation, but kol has had plenty of opportunity to consider his and freya's devotion to not only containing leopold, but returning him to his former state.

he's been far too content to linger instead on his own anger. ) Do you truly believe Freya and I have been extending ourselves over his imprisonment and the state of his mind simply for the pleasure of our time? ( his voice is booming slightly; if the mikaelson common room is not spelled, the neighbors are certainly getting an earful.

his voice softens, but not at all for a lack of fierceness. ) Why on earth would I believe you care one iota what's troubling me?