regency au } { of supernatural truths and battle plans

[vampireboulevard]

Caroline: [just cuts around the boys to make it to him side, looking it over before dropping down next to him] Tyler?

Tyler: [it hurts. EVERYTHING hurts. But he hears Caroline's voice and something in him pushes him back to consciousness and he turns his head to look at her] Lady Caroline?

Caroline: [she relaxes some as he looks back at her, a small smile crossing her face] Are you alright?

Tyler: [there is a small smile in return] I will live. I'm glad to see you were unharmed.

Caroline: [she smiles back, one hand coming up to brush against his face gently] I am fine. There was this strange woman with red eyes and these ... teeth. I must have lost consciousness for a moment, but nothing I cannot recover from.

Tyler: [well, that explains where Kali was] She didn't touch you though, right?

Caroline: I ... I don't remember. [her head turns from him for a moment, werewolf senses picking up on the pain in the room and making a face] What is that smell?

Tyler: [confused, he tried to see if he could tell what she was smelling... and he got a much different scent and he really opened his eyes and looked at her, seeing the blood on her clothing] Lady... did the red eyed woman bite you?

Caroline: [she glances back at him, confused for a moment. Her hand moves to her shoulder idly as she tries to place things back to the right order.] I ... I thought ... but there's nothing there.

Tyler: [he closes his eyes and sighs, moving to sit up because this was more important than his own comfort.] Oh, my lady... I'm sorry

Caroline: [her brow furrows and she starts to stand] Tyler, you'll make your wounds worse. You need to rest.

Tyler: I will heal, m'lady. It's you I'm more worried about.

Caroline: Do not worry about me. I am fine. I feel better than I have ever been.

Tyler: And that is the reason. [he looks at her softly] There is something I need to tell you that you may find hard to believe.

Caroline: [her head tips to the side, eyes narrowing as she starts to pull away] Not you too.

Tyler: Not me what?

Caroline: Sir Hale tried to say something ... something about being not human. [she takes a deep breath to compose herself, before turning back to him] You have lost a lot of blood, just like him. You need rest.

Tyler: My Lady, you are more observant and smarter than that. I know you have seen things here that you can't explain... things that don't seem to make sense.

Caroline: [watches him for a moment before giving a small shrug] We're in the North. Things have always been different in the north.

Tyler: For a reason. The same reason Lady Hale sent everyone away when Lord Ennis and Lady Kali came to visit the first time.

Caroline: [her brow furrows] Obviously they were dangerous people. She was trying to protect her family.

Tyler: Yes. Because the woman you saw... with the red eyes? That was Lady Kali.

Caroline: [her brow furrows, memories flashing back from when she was attacked and no, that can't be right. She knows the Lady Kali's face and that wasn't that face. But things start to become clearer, Kali looking at her the moment before everything changed and she buries her face in her hands] No - no it couldn't have been.

Tyler: I'm sorry, my lady. But that is the truth. She is dangerous not because of what she is, but who she is. But what she is, is called a werewolf.

Caroline: [she stares back at him, tears coming to her eyes, not wanting to believe the truth he's telling her] No. She can't be. They're not real. They're just ... stories my father used to tell me.

Tyler: They aren't just stories, my Lady. And the stories that were told are not the truth of what a werewolf is. I've heard the same stories.

Caroline: Why are you telling me this?

Tyler: Because, my lady, if she bit you... which I believe she did from the blood on your shoulder... you are now one as well. [he reached for her hand] You are one of us.

Caroline: [yanks her hand away, shaking her head] No, I'm not.

Tyler: Are the candle lights brighter? Things louder? You already said you can smell things stronger that you can't find the source of... [he's trying to be patient] Are your wounds already healed?

Caroline: [a surge of anger rises through her, suddenly, violently] No! [as she does her eyes flash, vision going red, only this time it doesn't turn off quickly. Her hand comes up as she feels her teeth elongating, sharpening into fangs and she recoils from him, closing her eyes as though that might get it to stop]

Tyler: [and yeah, he shouldn't be moving but he is, getting up and going to take her hands, holding her close] It's okay. Just breathe slowly. You need to stay calm and relax.

Caroline: [she tries to listen to what he says, but it's hard to stay calm when your entire worldview is changing] How can I stay calm?

Tyler: Because you're not alone. I'm here, and I'm not afraid. You're just like me now.

Caroline: [she looks away, shaking her head] I do not want to be. [a werewolf, obviously] I did not ask for this.

Tyler: None of us do. It can be a gift though, I promise. It is what you make of it.

Caroline: [sighs and steps away, taking deep breaths as she starts to shift back to normal again. Eventually her face is human and the weight of it all comes crashing down but she can't collapse, as much as she may want to. Tyler is still hurt, far more than she is, and she steers him back towards the couch] You need to rest.

Tyler: There you go. [his hand went to her cheek and he smiled before groaning as she steered him back to sitting] You're going to be just fine. The Hales... they will take good care of you.

Caroline: Don't worry about me. [he should, she's not okay quite yet] You need to get better.

Tyler: One of the benefits of being a werewolf... we heal quickly. [he keeps hold of her hand] And faster when those we care about stay close.

Caroline: [she swallows before nodding and sitting next to him, giving his hand a small squeeze] Okay.

Tyler: [he smiles, and he will relax. And depending on how long she is there will depend on if she sees his cuts start to heal, or if she feels his pain]

Caroline: [she'll stay until Melissa shoos her away or puts her to work, though the latter is more likely, so eventually she'll be pulled away to get clean linens and fresh bandages]

Peter: [and eventually Jeremy will reach him and they will ride hard for home and Peter is going to walk the castle and check on everything as Deaton walks at his side, explaining what happened and the conditions of Parrish, Derek and Cora]

Malia: [perks up when she hears her father's voice - assuming he's checking on Derek first - and will just charge out of the room to throw herself at him]

Peter: [catches Malia and holds her tightly, taking in her scent] Thank God you're safe.

Malia: [burrows her face in his shoulder] They took Laura.

Peter: And we are going to get her back, I promise. [nuzzles her for comfort]

Malia: [curls into him and just stays close] Derek is sleeping and Cora hasn't woken up since Kali hurt her.

Peter: Lord Parrish is also on ordered rest. Let me check on Cora first. You keep an eye on Derek and come find me when he wakes up?

Malia: [she pulls back and nods because as much as she doesn't want to she knows Peter has stuff to do without her underfoot. She then turns and heads back to her cousin]

Peter: [and he will spend more time snuggling her all night long when he is able to talk with Cora and Derek. When he gets into the room, he sees Lord Stilinski turn quickly, hand going to his sword and he holds his hands up easily] Lord Stilinski.

Stiles: Lord Peter. I'm glad to see you've returned.

Peter: Not soon enough, I fear. [looks the young man over and sees the injury of his wrist and the cuts and bruising on his face, and there is a part of him proud to see that the young Lord hadn't hid from battle] Your parents...?

Stiles: My father is helping the remaining knights keep rotation on the walls for any additional attacks, and my stepmother is helping the servants with food and fresh linens to care for the wounded. Though I will have a lot to explain to them later.

Peter: I'm sure you will. [looks at Cora] I've heard she hasn't awaken since the attack.

Stiles: [shakes his head] The doctor said she just needed to heal. I've stayed to watch over her. [worried out of his mind]

Peter: You are very loyal to her, and us Lord Stilinski. Thank you. [and he will move to Cora's side] Little wolf, I'm home. [and he gently stroked her cheek] Uncle's home.

Cora: [she turns towards the sound of his voice, not rousing completely but shifting into his hand. She's still in a lot of pain, but it's much less than it was when she was before. Stiles is helping, even if she's not responding to him]

Stiles: That is about all that I get from her.

Peter: [he pulls on her pain to try and get a gage on how bad she is, and then winces] She is healing from a lot of injuries inflicted by an alpha. It takes us longer to heal from those. But you staying close helps more than you realize.

Cora: [her eyes flutter when Peter pulls the pain, that moment of relief drawing her awake again, but it probably won't last long]

Peter: There she is. [smiles gently, focusing on Cora] You have us both worried, little wolf.

Cora: [her mouth works for a moment before] ... Laura ...

Peter: I have heard. Once we are all recovered, we will be going to bring her home. [and he uses his free hand to stroke her cheek] You just focus on yourself and heal.

Cora: [her eyes close again, and they weren't enough to focus on who's in the room] Stiles ...

Stiles: I'm right here, my love. [he squeezed her other hand]

Cora: [there's more relief but that's about all they get before she's out again, curling onto her side]

Peter: [nods, and he pulls a bit longer before he knows he's hit the line and lets her go] she is probably going to be out for at least another day. The best you can do is stay with her, but also get some rest yourself so you can regain your own strength.

Stiles: I cannot do both and be proper.

Peter: [smiles a bit] The fact that is a concern of yours lets me know you will be respectful. [he moves to stand] Still, you stay above the covers.

Stiles: Yes, m'lord.

Cora: [sighs softly as Peter lets her go, before drifting off into a deep sleep again]

Peter: [and he will go back to check on Derek again, who is covered in little girls]

Elena: [plus his wife, who is sitting at the head of the couch, brushing her fingers against the top of her husband's head]

Peter: [he is going to pull the desk chair over to join then, letting Malia come curl up in his lap] Derek, we need to talk.

Derek: [groans, exhausted] We can't do anything until we heal.

Peter: As I am aware, but you are in charge at the moment, and there is more bad news on the horizon.

Derek: [turns to look at him] Did you find your wife?

Elena: [glances up at Peter and then down to Malia] If you need us to leave, I can take the girls ...

Peter: No, you are pack, and unfortunately we can't always protect them from everything. Sometimes it is better to know and not understand, then not know at all. [he rubs Malia's back]

Derek: [looks up and takes Elena's hand] What happened?

Peter: She was attacked and I think was intended to be murdered on the road home. She was saved by a group of very interesting creatures.

Elena: [her eyes widen] Was it related to Kali and Ennis?

Peter: No. [looks at Derek] Daniel.

Derek: [growls]

Elena: [frowns] Her brother?

Derek: Yes. Also known as Laura's former suitor until he disgraced himself.

Elena: Why would he try to kill his own sister?

Peter: Because she sided with Chris, and with us, when it came to enforcing a contract for marriage between an Argent and a Hale. In essence, Kate stole what he had come to claim as his land and his title, with plans to make the rest of our family submit to them.

Elena: Still. Murdering your own family? I could never imagine. [which is why you're too good for this world, Elena]

Peter: Daniel was not a good man, but Laura wasn't given a choice. None of us were, until Parrish refused to give up trying to court her.

Elena: [smirks] I knew I liked him for a reason.

Derek: He's stubborn. He fits into the family very well.

Elena: He does. [looks up at Peter] So what do we do?

Peter: I think we can wait on Daniel, unless he is working with Kali and Ennis. We can't dismiss that.

Derek: Getting Laura back is our top priority. They wouldn't have taken her if they were going to steal her power, so we have to believe she's alive, as is Amelia.

Elena: Why take Amelia? Don't you steal someone's power by killing the alpha?

Peter: only if you're a beta. It would go to Amelia if they did. Derek if Amelia was lost, and then his children, then Cora, then me.

Derek: Which means it was Amelia they want, not Laura. But why?

Elena: [it takes her a moment, before her eyes widen and she looks up] They're both alphas, aren't they?

Derek: Yes. Rumor has it they are stronger than that though. That they killed their original packs after they became alphas, and it helped them become stronger than any other alpha.

Peter: [sighs] Except your mother.

Elena: Alpha man, alpha woman, but I assume that naturally, they can't have an alpha child.

Peter: [shakes his head] No, it won't work that way.

Elena: So it seems to me that the ... rational solution is to find an alpha with a child of their own and ... create one.

Derek: Parrish is not a wolf. They won't know if Amelia will be one until she is eight, even nine. A human baby can't become an alpha, or inherit her mother's power if they bite her.

Elena: Then perhaps they intend to hold them both until then. Amelia is still young. [she glances over at Patience] If Kali raises her as her own, it's possible she would forget her true parents and believe them to be Kali and Ennis.

Derek: [scowls] We cannot allow that to happen.

Peter: No, but it will give us time. We have time to do this right, gather our allies, and take them both out so they can't do this again to anyone.

Elena: [pauses for a moment, before glancing to Derek] Perhaps we should call on the Salvatores.

Derek: I will not let Damon Salvatore into our home.

Elena: No, of course not. But he is also fast and strong and without remorse. He is the kind of ally you need.

Peter: Right now, we need those kinds of allies, Derek.

Derek: [scowls]

Elena: He will do it for me. I will write to him in the morning.

Derek: What about the Argents?

Peter: I will let Kate makes that call. It's her family. But I will write the Kirsanovs in Russia. They have always been friendly with our family and hold no love of Kali or Ennis.

Elena: [she nods] We also should probably warn Caroline that Damon will be involved, given her current ... condition.

Derek: At least she will have a weapon to use against him now.

Elena: So long as she doesn't use it before he's served his purpose.

Derek: I will promise her that she can have her revenge on him after. But he won't be able to force her harm any more. She has the power now.

Elena: I just hope she can control it. She has ... a lot of anger towards him for what he did to her.

Peter: I will work with her on it. I've learned how to train angry little wolves. [smiles fondly at Derek]

Elena: I think Tyler will help too. They have a very strong connection.

Derek: You mean he's in love with her. [smiles]

Elena: [tips her head to the side with a wry smirk] It is more complicated than that, but yes.

Peter: Welcome to the Hale Manor, where complications are the norm. [he stood up, shifting Malia to keep her in his arms] Your room is filled with healing knights, so I would suggest you all stay here tonight. I will ask Melissa and Deaton to move the crib up for the girls to sleep in.

Derek: Thank you, Uncle.

Elena: [she nods with a small smile] Thank you.

Peter: [and he will go, heading back to his wing to find his wife and see what was going on with her]

Kate: [has been looked over by Deaton and put to bed, but she's still awake, waiting for word from Peter with regards to what the damage is]

Peter: [and he comes in, still with Malia. Hope you don't mind sharing the bed, Kate] It's not good.

Kate: [she doesn't, so long as Malia doesn't mind her, but the girl is mostly asleep at this point] Tell me.

Peter: [and he will get Malia into an old shirt of his to sleep in, and rest her in the bed before he goes to change. He pretty much lays it all out]

Kate: [purses her lips] Daniel wouldn't lower himself to working with Kali and Ennis. As uncanny as it is, it is likely these are both simply coincidences.

Peter: The things going in our favor is that they will need to keep them both alive for a long time. Laura will understand that we will need time to gather our forces to be able to rescue her. She is strong and will be able to handle being mistreated, but if they are going to steal her child... it will not be good to take too long.

Kate: [nods] I'm not sure I have many allies right now.

Peter: No, and hunters while valuable... they would be outnumbered and the weakest of the force.

Kate: [nods] What about Elena's connections in Mystic Falls?

Peter: She is going to write to the Salvatores for their aid. Kali and Ennis would not be prepared for two vampires, but I don't think Caroline will be very happy

Kate: I don't blame her. Damon Salvatore is a scoundrel.

Peter: [tilts his head] Do you know him?

Kate: We've crossed paths. But I've been wearing a locket with vervain since I was old enough to be a target for vampires.

Peter: I think we will be making vervain bracelets for all in the manor before their arrival.

Kate: [shakes her head] Only the humans. Werewolves can't be compelled.

Peter: No, but they can be fed on.

Kate: Then the bracelets won't do you any good. But none of that would matter because the werewolf could simply bite the vampire and well. The vampire would be signing his own death warrant. Dying from a werewolf bite is ... incredibly painful.

Peter: So just the humans then.

Kate: [she nods] And the bracelets won't make their blood less appealing, only prevent compulsion. They would need to have it in their system for that - it makes a rather ... strong tea.

Peter: I'm sure cook can figure out something to mix it in with to cut on the taste. [he goes to slide into bed with her]

Kate: [nods as she leans back and settles into the pillows with a small wince]

Peter: [he will reach over and take her hand, pulling her pain away so she can settle and rest] We all need to rest and heal.

Kate: [sighs softly and nods] I know.

Peter: You do need to send your brother a letter. If nothing else, to warn him in case you aren't the only target of Daniel’s wrath.

Kate: [nods] I will do so tomorrow.

Peter: Good. For now, let's just sleep.

Kate: [nods before curling up on her side and closing her eyes. Then, after a moment ...] Maybe I can get the beserkers to help?

Peter: [he thinks, because that would be a big advantage...] Do you think you can help them understand who to hurt and who not to?

Kate: [nods] I can certainly try.

Peter: If you can, I think they would be valuable assets.

Kate: Once I am well, I will see if I can find them.

Peter: If you can. We could also offer them their own land closer to us so that their safety isn't compromised.

Kate: [she nods] We will see.

Peter: Rest now. We can think more on this in the morning.

Kate: [nods, before curling up and closing her eyes]

Peter: [and he is going to hold them both close as he sleeps]

Kate: [and she passes out not long after that]