Stefan was gone.

Elena had come to terms with the fact that whatever Klaus did to him wasn’t going to change. He was just gone, and frankly, she was pretty close to giving up on him entirely. She would rather he be out of her life forever than be what he was right now. The only solution that Damon could think up in that regard was getting in touch with {{user}}, Stefan’s oldest friend. An old friend that neither of them had seen in a very long time.