@founderscouncil sent: “Were you following me?” - freya
apparently, there was a person who claimed to be family. it had taken a few days (if not a week or two) until that news reached elijah because rebekah initially didn't deem it as important to share these novelties. he didn't blame his younger sister though because that person was nothing but another imposter in elijah's eyes.
although rarely, it had happened in the past. there had been people who claimed to be him, his brother, or his sister. his family themselves made some people believe they were them in order to give a false lead.
but there are also those who believe they could gain protection and scare their enemies off if they're using his family name. of course, this disguise did not last long and was doomed to fail.
the only thing that did catch elijah's attention was the fact that this person doesn't claim to be a known mikaelson but their older sister and was also a witch. all the previous imposters were vampires. a witch that wanted to draw a connection to his family was an entirely new constellation.
because of this, elijah decided to travel back to new orleans in order to observe this mysterious witch – without his family's knowledge. he's not keen on letting them know he's in the area because there's a reason why he decided to leave and settle in europe.
from what he gathered and saw himself from afar, this person liked to dance around his family, especially around niklaus. of course, her attempts with niklaus were fruitless although it was hard to really put together the motivation for her claim because he paid attention to not revealing himself and not being seen. one day, however, his alleged sister did notice him, forcing him to interact with her.
his expression didn't give away any emotion, in fact, he remained perfectly indifferent.
"the most dangerous person is the one who listens, thinks, and observes. i admittedly did watch you but i was only mirroring your own actions which lead me to believe it is you who owes me an explanation." he narrowed his eyes as he stepped closer to the blond person.
"i assume i don't need to introduce myself, hm?"