Noel got up and walked over to Iris, giving her a hug. "I think you just got unlucky with him. And...I do know to watch my back....Before I came here, I had a friend, a shifter like me. She and I were childhood friends, and I even believe there was some love there, but as we were coming to Mystic Falls she was killed....because I wasn't strong enough. Because I didn't watch our backs. That's why I tend to sit alone, why I have my own cabin, why I work so hard while I'm here. I don't want that to happen to anyone else, because the pain. The pain of losing someone you care about is not worth it if you should have been able to do something about it." Noel wasn't sure why he opened up so much, but felt glad he did.