"I still can't promise I wouldn't at least want to be on their side, if it was just a matter of Klaus," Ric said, honest but a little apologetic. "The rest of you... don't deserve that. I'm not sure even he does, but I can't quite help how I feel about it just yet." He was getting somewhere, softening a little maybe, if only because of how much Elijah nearly cared. It just wasn't an easy, or fast, transition. He took Elijah by the front of the shirt when he got close, and pulled him in.

To a hug. "We'll take care of it."