[ elena wouldn't want that to happen to people like john. but people like klaus? the fact they are powerless, at least when they first arrive to teleios, is an advantage that she won't be sorry for. it's not that she doesn't believe alaric when he tells her klaus won't be a problem to her anymore specifically, but since when has her own well-being been her sole focus? he could easily hurt alaric, stefan, people she cares about, and he could do it with no one stopping him if he had his full powers.

she's praying he doesn't find himself courting an agent for a favor anytime soon. ]

That's kind of where I'm at. It's not like I could go back to Chicago even if I wanted, but - I'm not always great at doing that.

[ the whole moving forward thing if it means letting go of something she cares about. ]