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[ honestly, it's unlikely elena will even go to the wardens. at the very most, she might ask if her dizziness is normal. then again, there really is no reason to distrust helen. helen's trusted her with about the same: about her own immortality, about nikola, about all of it. it's something she silently considers, troubles over when liz suggests somewhere less intrusive.
she is trying; elena sees that. and it definitely softens and saddens her to hear how much caroline missed her. she missed caroline too, despite no time having passed for her. it hurts, makes her angry, for herself and for caroline, for everyone, thinking of that separation.
she pulls in a breath to answer the sheriff's question; it's weighted and contemplative. ] I'm okay. [ it's more or less true. she's back, with everyone she loves. with or without sookie, she's somewhere that close enough to home, even if it's not. even if she's still torn from jeremy. she's not lost in the stabilizer. and: ] I'm glad you're here too. [ being absent has put a few things into perspective. ] For Caroline and... for us.