No crying here, nothing to see at all. Klaus doesn't call even one ounce of attention to the fact at all. It's the least he can do, given all the ways Ben helps him when he needs it. Usually in the middle of the night.
"I wasn't gonna eat 'em anyway, and I knew Dad dragged you down here." He's not sure which of them hates their power more. Maybe it's a tie. But Ben has a stubborn desire to please Dad still left burning inside of him that Klaus never really had. Klaus isn't convinced Ben's conviction is the better of the two options, either.
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"I wasn't gonna eat 'em anyway, and I knew Dad dragged you down here." He's not sure which of them hates their power more. Maybe it's a tie. But Ben has a stubborn desire to please Dad still left burning inside of him that Klaus never really had. Klaus isn't convinced Ben's conviction is the better of the two options, either.