It would be so terribly boring to try to avoid jumping into an adventure, wouldn't you say, Elena Gilbert?

Though her trepidation is very understandable given her history. Not that Clark is aware of it himself. His knowledge is limited. He wants answers about why him, where he comes from, who he really is. He is in this for himself now too, and he half wonders if that wasn't part of the reason he's kept in the dark about so much. It'll make him a more effective guide.

"You've been looking into answers about the ship, haven't you? A way to control the door among others. Your reasons are honorable, pure." Protecting someone that she loves, keeping them from returning to their terrible world. "So I have been sent to help guide all of you toward those answers. I knew I had to find you in particular because you started that search so now here we are, doll."