- Klaus: "My siblings and I are the first vampires in all of history, the Originals. Three hundred years ago, we helped build New Orleans. Now we have returned to find the city has a new king, one who rules with the aid of a powerful girl. They have taken possession of my brother, Elijah. A coven of witches want this girl for themselves. They seek to enlist my help, using my unborn child as leverage, though I suspect they have ulterior motives. So, I've made a plan of my own: I will free my brother and reclaim the city for our family. Then, I will be king."
- Klaus: "Over the course of my life, I've encountered no shortage of those who would presume to speak of good and evil. Such terms mean nothing. People do what is in their best interest, regardless of who gets hurt. Is it evil to take what one wants? To satisfy hunger, even if doing so will cause another suffering? What some would call evil, I believe to be an appropriate response to a harsh and unfair world."
- Camille: "No offense, but I'm not sure I follow why you've invited me here."
- Klaus: "Because I enjoy your company, and I sense you have the capacity for understanding someone of my...complexity. You see, I returned to New Orleans to investigate a threat posed against me. What I found was a young woman, pregnant, in need of protection. My brother, always the do-gooder, tried to manipulate me into helping her. He thought it might redeem me. Trouble is, I've since learned of another young woman-- a girl, really. One with vast potential, held in captivity by a tyrant. I want to help both of these women; protect one and free the other. So, tell me, Cami, does that sound evil to you?"
- Camille: "I don't believe in evil as a diagnosis. I think you have unstable personal relationships, stress-related paranoia, chronic anger issues, fear of abandonment. I think you could benefit from talking to someone... professionally.
- Klaus: "I think I prefer to talk to you. So, I'm going to offer you a job-- as my stenographer.
- Camille: "Okay. What are we writing?"
- Klaus: "My memoirs, of course. Someone should know my story. And it will give us time to discuss other riveting subjects, like your handsome suitor, Marcel."
- Camille: "Excuse me? My private life is..."
- Klaus: "Your private life is, as it turns out, essential to my plans. You see, Marcel wants you. And because of that, he will trust you, which serves me. The thing is, the French Quarter is on the verge of war. On the one side, there's me. And on the other, Marcel, along with a very powerful witch and an army of vampires."
- Camille: "What?!"
- Klaus: (compels Cami) "You're frightened. Don't be."
- Camille: "I'm not scared anymore. That's... amazing. How did you...?"
- Klaus: "It's called compulsion. It's a neat bit of vampire trickery. I'll tell you all about it. But first, let's talk a little more about Marcel."
- Cami: "How is it that when you come up to me now, and no one else is around, I suddenly remember that you just told me you're a vampire and you're mind-controlling me? And then you leave, and I go back to thinking you're just some hot guy with a cute accent and money to burn on your sprawling memoir?"
- Klaus: "Well, that's how compulsion works, love."
- Cami: "Yeah, but what's happening? Is it hypnosis? Are my neurons being shut down somehow?"
- Klaus: "You're always the curious scholar."
- Camille: "I know what you are. It's crazy to me, but at least it makes sense. But this... massacre. It's just a pointless, brutal thing. In your life, have you ever heard of anything like that? A good man, an aspiring priest, just goes on a killing spree out of nowhere?"
- Klaus: "I've seen quite a lot in my time. The world is a rather awful place. Best to meet it on it's own terms."
- Camille: "No. The world isn't awful. People are not awful. They want to be good. Something makes them bad. Something breaks them down, makes them snap. There are always signs. Symptoms before someone has a psychotic break."
- Klaus: "Marcel's delay in returning our brother makes me suspect he's no longer in charge of the situation. If Davina's loyalty to Marcel is strained, perhaps the young witch will be open to discussing a new alliance."
- Rebekah: "As usual, your power grabs are more important than rescuing your brother."
- Klaus: "Well, I prefer to think of it as killing two birds with one stone. Rob Marcel of his secret weapon, bring our brother home."
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