[ Caroline honestly can't imagine what it feels like. She's been in love (and is in love whether she can admit it right now or not), but this is different, being connected like that, by emotions. And to have that connection severed? What would it do to Eric?
She doesn't let her nerves show, she trusts him but she knows better than to be off her guard. Vampires are unstable when overly emotional, they feel everything more than any human. She moves towards him, shaking her head.]
You can't give up hope, Eric. People come back all the time. I know... I know that it feels impossible, all of it. But it can happen.