I think that you two have lived long enough that it's become too easy for you to properly understand the stakes according to a human. I think you get too wrapped up in each other's scandals, and make it worse for yourselves, and deadly for others.

Elena is just a human, isn't she? [ Other than the Katherine doppelganger part, of course. ] I want to know how she perceives this situation with the two of you and how it affects others. I can understand that better than any explanation either of you could give me.

I could ask Caroline, but I get the feeling she doesn't like me very much. Besides, she's a vampire too, right?