But he was trying to change him. They all were, in some ways Kol most of all. He'd never believed that Kol idolized him but it seemed that he had, that all those times he'd gone against him were trying to prove something to him. It was complicated, but then that was their life. Their family was twisted, he knew that, they hurt each other, they did terrible things, all of them and the concept of morality to them after a thousand years was something quite skewed.
"Contrary to popular belief. I'm trying. More than I expect anyone has seen in centuries. You're all here, all the ones I care about anyway. Henrik is here and he deserves better than us. And Caroline, she's a light in my life that I have never had. But she doesn't try to shape me into someone I'm not. Maybe, I don't know, maybe I am actually the psychopath they all think I am. Life shapes what you become does it not? And for the record Kol. I did notice you. And I never stopped loving any of you."
But yes, ultimately, they were damaged. All of them.
"Me too. But perhaps we can be happy here, all of us. I would like that"