Reason For Their Demise

I paused. Damon had not known about Petral's appearance here, but I wondered if it was possibly safe to let him know. If Damon decided to pick a fight, he would find himself very short on allies. Elijah was still lying on a hospital bed, shaky with blood loss. And I was nothing better than bait. 

Ironclaw's wolves weren't even worth considering. If they were willing to ally themselves with a vampire to begin with, they certainly wouldn't work with him again to kill off Damon after he had murdered their alpha. 

I decided to simply rip off the metaphorical bandaid quickly, shooing the doctor away before I told Damon the news. The doctor didn't even wait, he simply turned tail and ran the moment he was given the opportunity, the doors to the infirmary slamming shut with a loud thud. 

Now that we were alone, I could speak freely. 

"That's because a vampire was here," I said simply. "I don't know if he's gone now, but I saw Petral earlier."