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Candlelight bled across the worn floorboards of the Salvatore boarding house, painting the gathered figures in flickering gold and deep shadow. A low fire hissed in the grate, its warmth failing to reach the cold dread that had seeped into the room. The Mikaelsons stood with the stillness of monuments, their ancient eyes holding centuries of caution. Across from them, the Salvatores and their friends formed a nervous cluster—Elena shifting her weight, Caroline’s arms wrapped tight around herself, Bonnie’s fingers tracing unseen patterns in the air as her magic sensed a leviathan stirring in the dark. Klaus’s voice broke the quiet, a low vibration that seemed to rise from the foundations. "We need to find her. Before she perceives us as anything more than insects beneath her notice…