The way they transported to the cave was unsettling. She barely had time to steady herself, trying to feign as though she was unaffected. It wasn't lost on Katherine Lumina held onto the sleeve of her jacket. It wasn't lost on her she didn't think to shake her off.

She looked over to the cave. Her heart sank. The last time she had been in a dark and small space, it had been the tomb she had meant to desiccate inside and then the caves where she had sacrificed Jeremy Gilbert to Silas. At least with the latter, she was able to escape.

She didn't let her gaze drift from the cave. She tried to focus her hearing, listening as intently as she could. Aside from the beating of Lumina's own heart, she thought she could hear a shuffle, a stone or two rolling against the ground.

"Someone's in there." She looked to Lumina. She didn't want to ask if she was sure. It was such an Elena thing to even inquire about. Katherine didn't care if Lumina was sure, if she was even okay with this. But she knew what she was about to say was some layered and roundabout way of asking. She didn't like it, how she felt compelled to even let the sentiment slip past her lips. "Are you sure you don't want to say hello?"