He can see why his little brother is so smitten with Caroline. She's lovely, and confident. She's also very loyal, and he can see why Elena values her so highly. He wants to be her friend as well, he is going to see her for quite a while. Her sense of humor is similar to Elena's, he finds himself laughing along with Kol and Rebekah at her jokes at quick wit.
He can see Rebekah becoming friends with her, they have one mutual interest at least, shopping. Elena enjoyed shopping, she had told him herself, she just couldn't go do it for several hours. Not for clothes at least. He felt inclined to agree, but he watches with a neutral expression as Caroline asks if Rebekah wants to go shopping. They're not friends, his sister warns her. Not yet. Caroline looks hopeful at her wording, and he makes a note to tell Elena of the new development. Niklaus is interestingly absent from the breakfast table, but he can hear him painting in his room. They have a few minutes before they need to discuss their plan to get witches on their side. The promise of being able to do magic freely seems like a trick to them, and they need something to convince the few covens that are interested in their want to shift the power. He listens to Rebekah shout to Klaus they'll be out of the city to shop, and she won't lose Caroline. The younger blonde sounds quietly irritated, before Rebekah explains that as a resident of the Mikaelson residence, she could be used as leverage. It's why someone is always home, although Rebekah does count Elena's nurse as someone. The house is never empty now, someone has to keep Elena safe. It's not a hassle, usually. Caroline seems interested, and she asks Rebekah questions about fashion throughout her life before they leave Elijah's hearing range.
"How's Elena? What's her mind like?" Kol asks, after a sip of orange juice. He wonders how his older brother can stand to be in someone else's mind, he's rarely done it.
"She's adjusting well. Not everyone would. She's sorted her mind into what people call a mind palace. It's fascinating, though I have not explored much of it. She has rooms for people, all of her experiences and thoughts and feelings are behind a mental door. Everything is organized and has a meaning to it. It's an intriguing concept. I find the idea of attempting to do it myself tedious, I would wager it's easier to do with less memories. But her mind palace is like a physical place for her to stay, it's not such a mess in there. She actually has a bed that she sleeps in, it's not just floating around like most people do while dreaming. I visit her there. She's doing great considering, but I think she'll be better when Caroline can visit her." Elijah answers. Kol looked interested.
"She can't visit Elena now?" He asks. Elijah shakes his head.
"She doesn't know how to enter dreams. I am planning on teaching her when I can. Elena's mind is different. It's not like entering a human's dream, humans don't have the ability to set up strong walls, or usually walls at all. They are open books, their minds are not that active. Elena is fully awake at most times, and her walls are very strong. An active mind adds another layer of difficulty to it. Miss Forbes will need practice before attempting to enter Elena's mind." He explains, happy his brother seems interested. It's not too often that they have very deep conversations about people who aren't blood related. It's nice, and Kol wants to do it more often. He's not going to suddenly love some of the boring and rather dusty books he reads, but he might try a few different books this week. He almost forgot what the feeling of home was like. He wants this to stay the way it is. It's rather nice.