Hawk did not take Klaus's matter to heart.
Because to him, it's just a trivial matter.
As long as Klaus shows up, he appears, and then Klaus will choose to accept.
Whether he likes it or not.
He has no choice.
In the past, Hawk also had no choice but to watch Hulk and Abomination, who caused his sister's death, go their separate ways, so he chose to become stronger, just so that one day, the one without a choice is no longer himself.
He has achieved that now.
But Klaus did not appear, not even when Hawk spent this Christmas Eve and Christmas with Gwen in Waterfall Town, already preparing to return to New York City, Klaus still hadn't shown up.
Not only Klaus.
Even Klaus's brother, Ancestor Elijah, who appeared once and deceived Stefan and others, promising to help them beg Klaus for forgiveness if they could find the Moonstone, never appeared again after that.
Caroline and the others did not understand this.
Especially knowing that Hawk and Gwen would leave the next day, the confusion turned into some unease.
Early in the morning, wearing a purple dress, Caroline arrived at the manor ahead of time to find Hawk, who was fixing his tie in front of the mirror under Gwen's voice instruction.
"Elena and Stefan are worried."
Caroline said to Hawk, "Worried about what will happen if Klaus comes after you return to New York City."
Hawk and Gwen exchanged a glance, looked at Caroline, and smiled, "Klaus didn't come to the town, that's not my fault."
Speaking of which, he's quite curious why Klaus didn't come to Waterfall Town.
After all, it was a full moon three days ago, and logically, Klaus wouldn't miss this opportunity.
Moreover, according to the original story, Hawk remembered clearly that after Catherine was locked up by Stefan and Damon, Ancestor Klaus was already on his way to Waterfall Town.
In the end...
Klaus did not appear.
Hawk was curious about this too, but not enough to linger on in Waterfall Town for this matter.
Still, the point remains.
To him, Klaus is just a minor issue; he has more important things to do.
Like Dr. Merrick, suspected to be a lapdog of Heaven.
He gave Dr. Merrick a Christmas holiday period to use his blood to clone something that would impress him.
Sadly, he did not see it, which means Dr. Merrick's skill is just mediocre.
In that case.
He might as well take a vacation, the real Dr. Merrick should be found by him, then thrown into his Netherworld to experience the eight Great Nether Prisons he prepared, guaranteed to impress.
Caroline, hearing Hawk's words, quickly apologized and then said to Hawk, "Brother-in-law, I didn't mean to blame you; you know, I was just saying, what if you leave and Klaus once again tries to drain Elena's blood?"
Hawk chuckled, glanced at Caroline.
"Then what would you have me do?"
"Uh..."
Caroline opened her mouth, stunned on the spot.
Standing aside, Gwen, watching Hawk tying his tie repeatedly in front of the mirror, chuckled, went forward, and knocked away Hawk's somewhat clumsy hands.
Hawk complied, then looked down curiously at Gwen helping him with his tie.
"Do I really have to wear this tie?"
"It was a gift from grandpa, so yes, you have to wear it."
Gwen helped Hawk tie the tie proficiently and then tidied it up, lightly patting Hawk's equally neat white shirt, smiling, "Moreover, grandpa really wants a photo of you in a suit; he loves the saying that a suit is a man's second face."
Upon hearing this, Hawk's lips curled into a smile.
"For ordinary men, it might be true, but for me, the Holy Armor is; shall I put on the Holy Armor instead?"
"I only want grandpa to be happy."
Gwen raised her gaze to meet Hawk's eyes, "Not to send grandpa to the hospital."
Hawk shrugged, "Trust me, grandpa's mental fortitude is stronger than you think."
After all, a basement in the annex holds an Angel Skeleton.
So generally speaking, for grandpa William, there's likely nothing that can surprise him.
Gwen met Hawk's gaze, her peripheral vision caught Caroline trying to speak, changing the subject while grabbing the neatly pressed suit jacket on the bed, "Could it be that Klaus smelled your scent and knew you were in Waterfall Town, so he dared not appear in front of you, fearing you would kill him?"
Beside her, Caroline's eyes lit up, looking at Hawk.
Hawk spread his arms, accepting Gwen's dressing service, smiling, "Do I look like such a terrifying person?"
Gwen got Hawk dressed in the suit jacket, then stood in front of him, "Perhaps in the Extraordinary World, you're already known for your fierceness; after all, you are the Demon King."
Once again.
It can lead to the extermination of a household lightly or the extinction of a clan heavily.
This is not a metaphor but reality, forming the foundation of Hawk's title written as 'Phoenix' but read as 'Demon King.'
Under Gwen's suggestion, Hawk raised his chin, "Yes, I'm the Demon King, and you're the Demon King's Shackles, you know, with you around, I rarely lose my temper."
Gwen subtly adjusted Hawk's collar, glanced at Hawk.
"But when you do, it's indeed quite frightening."