She couldn't stop the tears that came down her cheeks from his words. It was obvious he cared and she thought he always would. Samandriel was...he was something else entirely. He was so surrounded with love and Elena didn't know how it would feel to have him absent from her life, however long that might be. For a moment, she could understand why Damon had done what he did, and then she was hit with guilt, looking up at her friend with wide, reddened eyes. "Thank you," she managed softly. It was all she could think to say.