When Nickol made it inside she skinned her knee. It was no big deal, but considering who she lived with everyone was downstairs in a matter of minutes. Henrik helped her to her feet. Elijah looked perplexed. He waited for Nickol to catch her breath. She only said, "Esther." Elijah stiffened. If looks could kill. He asked Hailey to clean me up and for everyone to stay inside. Henrik was about to follow him, but Nickol grabbed his arm and pleaded that he stay with her. He conceded and let Elijah handle whoever this Esther was.

Esther was waiting for Elijah at the end of the porch. She smiled at him. He never left the porch. He was unclear why his mother would be here. After the birth of the twins she had abandoned her idea of perfect family. And why would she be targeting Nickol? Esther was the first to speak. She said," I see you spelled the mansion, so I could not enter."

Elijah replied," So you've been lurking around the house waiting for your granddaughter to reveal herself."

"Yes, I deserve to see her."

"What you deserve is to be dead. Now if you come back here again I will be happy to oblige."

"Elijah, that girl is more powerful than you can imagine."

"What do you mean?"

"Kol has found a way to be tethered to our world. Nickol was born with her own magic, but Kol has supplied her with his own as well. You remember Kol was a powerful witch. That is too much power for a young girl to have with no training."

"So you came back to do as a grandmother what you failed to do as a mother."

That was all Elijah had to say on the matter. He walked back into the house and shut the door. He walked over to Hailey who was fixing Nickol up. Nickol preferred to heal like a human instead of drinking vampire blood. Elijah was proud that she didn't like to take the easy way out of things. He looked over at Hope and Henrik and ordered them to go to bed. Hope immediately obeyed, but Henrik mumbled the whole way. Elijah heard every word, but then again Henrik knew that he would. Elijah wanted to talk to Nickol alone. He would have asked Hailey to leave, but it would just lead to an argument that he was just too tired for. He began," Nickol, do you ever see a man that vanishes."

She gulped," You mean my father."

"Yes."

"He's been with me for as long as I can remember."

"What does he do?"

"We talk, and he teaches me magic."

"Is he here right now?"

She looked around." Yes."

"Ask him to explain himself."

"He said that he was protecting all of us. The night….the night I was attacked he knew it was Esther, so he gave me his magic."

"Kol, what does she want?"

Nickol was tearing up." My power."

Nickol went to her room. Henrik heard her crying. He wanted to comfort her, but he knew there was nothing that he could do. He overheard the whole conversation. So they had a grandmother. And from Elijah's reaction, he could conclude that she wouldn't be baking them cookies anytime soon. Henrik wanted more answers. When he thought that Elijah was asleep he snuck into his father's room. He found some journals. He took the first one and read it. Their grandmother was worse than he had ever imagined. She had done awful things to her children, and her grandchildren would probably be no different. Then he became frustrated and threw the journal across the room. He dropped to the floor. He was ready to cry himself. Then a piece of paper was placed into his hands. It was a note that read," Take Nickol and run." Henrik knew it was from Kol. It was the first real evidence he had that Kol really did exist. He didn't waste any time. He woke Nickol up and they were off.

Nickol wasn't entirely sure what was going on, but she was trysting him. There must be a reason for his sudden need to leave. They were now walking through the woods. She didn't see how this was the best option, but she assumed that Henrik was trying to mask their scent. He obviously didn't want werewolves or vampires to find them. I was so scared of what would happen if someone found us. Then she thought she heard someone following us. Nickol turned around, but there was nobody there. Then Henrik came to a halt. She turned and saw Esther standing in front of us. She smiled at us and said," My grandchildren." Henrik grabbed my hand and ran in the opposite direction. But then he fell to the ground. He looked like he was in pain. Then blood sprayed from his mouth. He was coughing up so much blood. She pleaded," Please…stop."

Esther replied," Come with me."

Nickol started to cry at the sight of my brother. "Fine. Just please stop."

Then Henrik stopped coughing and passed out.

"He will be fine. Follow me."

Nickol followed Esther deeper through the woods. She didn't want to, but she was afraid Esther would hurt Henrik again if she didn't. Esther kept smiling at her with a grin that on anyone else would seem loving and trusting, but on her it just looked devious. They finally came to a stop. She realized that they were so far out that not even vampire or werewolf ears could hear her scream. She looked around for some sign of her father, but he was nowhere to be found. Then Esther said," I've blocked him from intervening in our conversation this time."

Nickol replied," You see him?"

She smiled." No, but I know that you do, and when he is here there is a presence of his magic."

"What do you want from me?"

"Your father used you as a place to store his magic. He made you stronger. I want to train you. You need to learn how to harness your powers or they will control you."

"My father can teach me."

"But I am corporeal."

"Why do you need my magic?"

"I just want to be the grandmother that I never got to be."

Nickol didn't want to believe her, but her words made her feel sad.

Esther continued," To prove it to you I will let you return home. I told Elijah where your brother was, so he will be waiting there for you. Just…come see me. When you are ready I will instruct you, and I will gain your trust."

Then Nickol walked home to see her brother waiting on the steps for her. He looked a lot better. She ran to hug him. After the moment was over he checked to see if she was hurt and hurried her inside where Elijah, Hailey, and Hope were waiting for them. Elijah looked like he was about to have a freak out, but he seemed to contain himself, which was probably more terrifying. He looked over at Nickol and asked," What happened?"

Nickol replied," Esther just wanted to tell me that she was going to leave me alone."

She could tell that Elijah didn't fully believe her or he was too shocked to even consider the possibility, but he left it alone. He just walked away. He would probably have more to say on the matter later. Hope took Nickol up to her room, while Henrik stayed behind. He really didn't believe Esther. He had learned too much to think anything she said was true. Then he walked to his room and locked the door. He looked around and said," Kol, if you're here or whatever…tell me what to do?" Henrik looked around the room for any sign of ghost activity. Then he noticed a sheet of paper on his desk. It said," Don't trust Esther!" He was hoping for a little bit more effort, but he guessed writing down any message while being a ghost was a bit difficult, so he took the warning and went to bed.