[It takes a small amount of self-control not to roll her eyes.]
You stayed because that's what Stefan would have wanted you to do, Damon. We spent the summer trying to find him.
[Or something close to that anyway. It was more Elena found a lead and then Damon and Alaric checked it out while choosing to keep her in the dark about everything. But the point is, Damon didn't give up on Stefan really any more than Elena was willing to give up on him.]
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You stayed because that's what Stefan would have wanted you to do, Damon. We spent the summer trying to find him.
[Or something close to that anyway. It was more Elena found a lead and then Damon and Alaric checked it out while choosing to keep her in the dark about everything. But the point is, Damon didn't give up on Stefan really any more than Elena was willing to give up on him.]