See, and Elena would agree there. Trust isn't something you just hand over; trust is something you earn, and it's a two-way street. She won't be trusting him magically for the sake of it. It's something that builds - or doesn't - overtime.

"We're not the only ones here. Every now and then someone else steps through that Red Door, and in the meantime, there's cabins to stay in and stores to get everything you can think of." Clothes, food. It's not that Elena trusts it, but after a while, out of necessity you start to take the risks.