[So it's vampires and werewolves and witches. (Oh my!) Creatures Sam is all too familiar with even if he wouldn't be surprised if they functioned differently in her world than his. That's what she's been keeping so close, so secret. He can't even really be surprised anymore. It fits in so easily with what he's always known. Some of the details are new—hybrids, dopplegangers—but he's read this story a thousand times. Still, he takes in each detail as she reveals it, but even as he does he has another growing curiosity. Concern maybe.]
Elena... [His voice is gentle.] Have you really been holding back on all of this to protect a hunter [He's not that bad at his job, okay?] or were you worried I would feel differently about you because that's what I am?