"It will, whether you want it to or not," Anna says. "I'm not saying that as a way of doubting the weight you're able to throw around with him, but he's Damon. It's who he is. He's... he's passionate — foolishly so. He gets tangled up in things and isn't exactly the best at separating what he wants to do from what he should do. You can't change that, even if you wanted to."

The vampire shrugs. "Damon is Damon."