[ pressing her lips together, elena feels a little sheepish. she's not the kind of person who steals, not unless it's life or death. and maybe this was. she's only a mere human; the snow will terrify her blood into freezing worse than any hybrid ever could. ]

From one of the houses. [ she lifts a hand to gesture over her shoulder. if it's not the right direction of the houses, she wouldn't know. ] This town is abandoned, so there's a lot of free stuff lying around. We'll get you a coat and a scarf.

[ with that objective in mind, elena feels a lot more useful. she can help caroline; she can finally be the one doing the helping rather than being helped. ]

I can try and explain everything, just… not here.

[ as trusting and open as some people are, she still doesn't trust everyone here. she doesn't trust this town. ]