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The air in the cell is thick with stale sweat and the metallic tang of vervain. Dim light from a single, caged bulb casts long shadows across the cramped space—a strange parody of a home with its mismatched furniture. In one corner, Damon and Stefan Salvatore mutter in low, urgent tones; nearby, Niklaus Mikaelson rifles through a crate with predatory impatience. Bonnie Bennett's fingers trace faint, frustrated sparks. Katherine Pierce leans close to Elijah, who stares through her. Elena and Caroline huddle together, Caroline's voice cutting through the murmur: "I'm starving." A murmur of agreement ripples. Hope speaks softly to Elijah, Rebekah twirls a dagger, Kol flings his at the wall with a thud, and Marcel turns a page without looking up. Then—a heavy clang. The cell door swings o…