- Third POV -

The next day, a Ceadian right-hand man named Talou, sits at a table at the FRENCH QUARTER CAFÉ. He takes a swig of his mug of coffee and looks at a folded parchment entitled, "CHRISTIANA", on it on the table.

Talou sci-fi phone buzzes in his trench coat pocket. He takes out his phone and looks at it.

It's Ceadian King Vlachellis.

Talou answers his phone. "I have arrived in New Orleans, My King."

"Good. Christiana has to be somewhere. Her family and friends will be protecting her, just like Mount Orasani is protecting her legendary reputation. Update on your progress, Talou." Ceadian King Vlachellis tells him on his sci-fi phone.

"Will do, My King." Talou responded and hangs up his phone.

Talou finishes drinking his mug of coffee and gets up with his folded parchment paper inside his trench coat pocket. He walks away, towards a limo. He gets into the backseat and the limo driver drives away.

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MIKAELSON COMPOUND

Talou arrived at the compound and sits in the ballroom with Klaus, Elijah, Rebekah, Kol, Freya and Ana.

"I know you all are connected to Christiana. Surely, you all know something." Talou said.

"What makes you think we know anything?" Kol asked.

"Why are you all protecting Christiana? We know of her dark secret. She has tried to destroy you all, that must make you angry at her." Talou said.

Klaus looks at Talou and smirks to himself. "You must think us as fools if you think that we will ever betray my wife, Christy, just because your Ceadian Queen Anastasia was defeated by the Greatest Orasanian Warrior Heroine."

"And plus, you have the nerve to even come here to ask of Christy." Rebekah said.

Talou just smiles to himself. "Very well." And walks away.

"Where do you guys think Talou is going?" Ana asked.

"To Marcel, and then, to Vincent and then, The Crescent Wolves." Elijah said.

"I can't believe this is happening again. Last time, there was a case against Christy, The ShangQui was after her and she had no other choice but to go on the run, despite her, not wanting to." Rebekah said.

"Well, knowing, Christy, she won't run this time, she would rather face her enemies." Klaus said.

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FRENCH QUARTER

Later that day, Ceadian right-hand man Talou sits in the back seat of the limousine on his phone.

"Christiana has protective family and friends here in New Orleans." Talou told his Ceadian King Vlachellis.

"Christiana's family and friends are loyal to her. Are you able to break that loyalty?" Ceadian King Vlachellis asked.

"I will do my best, My King." Talou replied and hangs up his phone.

The limousine driver suddenly pulls over at an alleyway.

"Why did you stop and pullover?" Talo asked.

"There's some people blocking, sir." The limo man driver told him.

The backseat car window rolls down. Marcel is there.

"Hi there, Talou. I'm Marcel. One of Christy's best friends." Marcel told him. And opens the door. "I'm gonna need you to step out for a moment."

Talou sighs to himself and gets out of the backseat car. He looks at Klaus, Elijah and the others.

"What is this? An ambush?" Talou asked.

"Some advice? Don't mess with our Christy." Marcel tells Talou with a serious expression on his face.

Talou chuckles and glances around at them. "You all are so loyal to Christiana. But I'm certain if she wasn't so legendary, she wouldn't have this much friends."

"Christy's legendary reputation was earned because she is not afraid to bold up to her enemies." Rebekah said. "She saved our lives more than once and twice."

"So, go back to your King and Queen and tell them that the case is off." Klaus told Talou with a serious expression on his face.

"You know, Mr. Klaus Mikaelson. It must be a perk, having a legendary Orasanian sorceress as your wife." Talou said with a taunt.

Klaus grabs Talou by his throat and pins him against a brick wall.

"Do not speak of my wife in such a way." Klaus told Talou. "I don't give a damn who the bloody hell you are. Ceadian King Vlachellis and Queen Anastasia are just pissed off because they were bested by Christy. So, leave New Orleans and don't ever return, because if you do, we'll be waiting."

Klaus drops Talou on the ground. Talou gets back up to his feet and readjusts his trench coat and clothes.

"I will take my leave from New Orleans." Talou told Klaus.

"Good." Klaus said.

Talou gets back into the backseat of the limousine. The limousine driver drives away.

Klaus and Marcel exchange looks at each other.

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HOME ISLAND OF MOUNT ORASANI -- PARLIAMENT OFFICE

Later that late afternoon, in the office, Christy, Vek and Bassea are sitting on the sofas with binders and with an iPad.

{Christy Outfit}

Christy, Vek and Bassea are occupied with paperwork and documents.

"Vek? How are the Supreme Loyalists with the shareholders?" Christy asked.

"Everything is good." Vek replied. "The Supreme Loyalists have everything just right."

"Bassea? What about the political situations with The Supreme Loyalists?" Christy asked.

"The Supreme Loyalists have everything handled." Bassea replied.

"We already know that The Elders has stopped the Orasanians from battling another enemy, The Venetians, so, that's nothing to worry about." Christy said.

"And with Kreutzer, he's the head charge of the Supreme Loyalists, so, he takes care of things dealing with shareholders and something else." Vek said.

"Yeah." Christy said.

Christy's phone buzzes in her pants pocket. She takes out her phone and looks at it.

Klaus

Christy answers her phone, getting up and slowly walks over to the window blinds. "Hey, Honey, is everything okay?"

"Everything's fine, but I just thought you should know that some idiot named Talou was here to visit." Klaus told her on the phone.

"Talou? He's Ceadian King Vlachellis's right-hand man. He answers to both King Vlachellis and Queen Anastasia." Christy said. "But why was Talou there in New Orleans?"

"He wanted us to test our loyalty against you, obviously, Talou failed because he already knew that we protected you." Klaus said.

"I'm really sorry for dragging you guys into this mess." Christy apologized.

"You don't need to apologize, Love. I'll always protect you. Me and the others." Klaus said.

"I know." Christy said. "How are things there in the French Quarter?"

"Same old usual." Klaus replied. "Marcel and I did threaten Talou if he ever returned, he'll deal with us."

"Yeah, I know how you deal with enemies. But Talou doesn't back down easily." Christy said. "And Klaus?"

"What is it?" Klaus asked.

"What I said to you, when I was my dark alter ego, I'm really sorry. I know I wasn't myself, but I still said those mean things to you." Christy apologized.

"Christy? You and I have made amends with each other. And besides, I do not break easily. So, like I said, you have nothing to apologize for. None of it was your fault, so, we're okay." Klaus reassured her on the phone.

"Okay, I have to go. I'll call you whenever." Christy said.

"Alright, then. Love you." Klaus said.

"Love you too, Klaus." Christy said and hangs up her phone.

Christy puts her phone back in her pants pocket and looks at Vek and Bassea.

"Vek? Bassea? How about something to eat?" Christy asked.

"Sure." Vek said.

Christy, Vek and Bassea exchange small smiles at each other.

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HOME ISLAND OF MOUNT ORASANI -- BEER GARDEN

Christy, Vek and Bassea sits at a table with their charcuterie board of food and pastries.

"So, how are Arian and Ollie?" Christy asked, taking a swig of her mug of pomegranate juice.

"They're adorable. Arian is a good big sister and Ollie is crawling." Vek replied with a small smile.

"Arian has been asking for her Auntie." Bassea said.

"I'll come by." Christy said.

Christy, Vek and Bassea exchange chuckles with each other.

Bassea's phone buzzes on the table. She picks up her phone and looks at it.

It's Theseus.

"It's Theseus." Bassea said, and answers her phone. "Theseus?"

"Hello, Bassea. Please inform Christiana of the meeting tomorrow morning." Theseus said on the phone.

"Okay, will do." Bassea replied and hangs up her phone and looks at Christy. "Christiana? Theseus said there's a meeting tomorrow morning."

"I'll be there." Christy said. "It's probably about The Venetians case against me."

"Theseus is working on it, right?" Vek said.

"Yeah, he is." Christy said.

Vek and Bassea looks worried, which Christy notices.

"You guys? It's gonna be okay. I'm gonna be okay." Christy reassured them both.

"We know." Vek said.

Christy, Vek and Bassea exchange small smiles at each other and continues eating their food.

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MIKAELSON COMPOUND

Later that night, a portal opens, Christy slowly walks into the courtyard and looks around. The portal closes behind her.

"Hello? Anyone here?" Christy said.

"Christy? In here in the ballroom." said Klaus.

Christy walks into the ballroom and sees Klaus sitting on the staircase with a bottle of bourbon.

"Klaus? Are you okay?" Christy asked her husband.

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" Klaus asked.

"Because you drink whenever something is bothering you're not a person that talks about their feelings. You would rather drink yourself and get drunk." Christy said.

"Just got a lot of things on my mind." Klaus said. "What are you doing here?"

"I just wanted to come by and check on you guys." Christy said. She slowly walks up to him and sits on the staircase next to him. "So, what is it? What's wrong?"

"Marcalos keeps toying with me." Klaus said.

"He will never leave you alone, won't he?" Christy said.

"No, he won't. I'm still his favorite immortal soul to torture in his Underworld Palace." Klaus said. "I just got this bad feeling that something is gonna happen. It might not be soon, but it could happen unexpectedly."

Klaus takes another swig of the bottle of bourbon. Christy gently brushes his hair with her hand and gently soothes his left ear with her thumb.

" 'Estic amb tu, Klaus.  Estic amb tu, sempre i per sempre.' " ( "I'm with you, Klaus. I'm with you, always and forever." ) Christy spoke in the ancient Orasanian language.

" 'Ho sé.' " ( "I know." ) Klaus spoke in the ancient Orasanian language.

Christy gently links her arm with Klaus and gently leans her head on his shoulder. And Klaus gently leans his head on hers.

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