[And how do you react to someone tell you you're dead? Alaric listens, and blinks, and sometimes his fingers pulls so tight against the other hand that his nails leave little crescent shapes behind. He stares at his hands, doesn't even think for a second to meet her gaze.
His heart beats. He counts the pulse of blood running into his head. Doesn't even bother trying to come up with a response. A few things stick with him.
1) Murders. 2) Original witch. 3) It was you.
And it's funny, because none of that matters to him as much as her very last words. Not the fact he was dead, or a vampire (wasn't that the goddamn irony? Hadn't he been waiting for that since the moment he managed to snag Logan Fell's heart with a stake?) Like killing Klaus was the worst thing he could've ever done.
His voice cracks when he finally breaks the silence.] You die?