He'd had places he'd wanted to leave too. His life so far had been a tour of the world, living one place for a time before moving on. In many places, he had to leave because he had stayed too young for too long and people had started asking questions.
"My brother...lacks limits," he said carefully. Sometimes he had passed those limits as well, but in Klaus's own mind he had reasons while Kol just did crazy shit to do it. He preferred him to Finn, that was for sure, but he definitely had earned his dagger occasionally.
When she mentioned being a good father, his eyes darkened. He loved Hope beyond measure and beyond anything he'd felt before, but he'd made mistakes that he had felt guilty for. Still, Hope had turned out well, and she held a certain amount of pride in this.
"I'm glad to hear that." He smiled crookedly. "I should be heading back to town." Talking about Hope always made him feel vulnerable. "Say hello to my siblings, I suppose."