Kol
Why do you say it, all of you? What is it about me that reminds you of him. I have been cruel. I know that. I've daggered you all, destroyed Rebekah's happiness, time and time again. I've done so many things in pursuit of power but I have never hurt you as deeply as he was capable of. Have I made you feel like you are nothing? Have I made you feel like your existance was a mistake, the bastard that had no right to the life he'd been given.
Remembering who I was...I can't. Because that boy is gone. He's not buried deep within me, there's not a part of me that's redeemable like Elijah so hopes there is. I am who I am. Remembering him, its another weakness and I've already bent as far, further even, than I ever imagined I could.
You want the world from me, all of you. You want that kind boy back. You want mercy, you want trust.
I can give you loyalty. I can allow you your mistakes, Rosemarie, Stefan, Katerina.