Sitting in the shaded area by the pool, Emma had her legs propped up on the rattan chair next to her, a smaller grimoire propped up against her knees as she read through the pages while absentmindedly reaching for her glass of water on the table.

The sound of a familiar chuckle had her looking up in time to see Kol moving the glass so it was in the right place where she was reaching for it much too far to the right. "What have you found that's got you so focused?" He asked now that her attention had momentarily drifted away from the book of spells.

Leaning over her shoulder to inspect the pages, he easily recognized it as one of the grimoires they'd found in the large library of the estate. And he was surprised to find it was one focusing mostly on mental spells, something she hadn't yet expressed much interest in.

"I'm trying to see if there are any spells that can be used to remove compulsion or to make a witch susceptible to it." Emma revealed honestly. The more she learned about witches and all that they could do, certain questions kept popping up in her mind. But the only person who could answer them was her mother.

By now, Emma had learned about the fact that witches couldn't actually be compelled by vampires. And yet, it was what her mother had told her happened to her memories of her father. She wanted to understand how that was possible. Either by finding a way that made it so, or finding a way to remove her own compulsion so she could remember.

"I've heard of such spells before, ones to remove compulsion. Even saw it being used once a long time ago." Kol revealed, making her curious eyes turn to him hoping he'd elaborate further. "However, I don't remember the incantation anymore. And with mental spells, you need to be certain in what you're doing and doing it right, or you risk causing more damage than helping."

Letting out a curious hum, Emma's eyes turned back to the grimoire, angling both it and her body in a different direction so Kol could easily read over her shoulder. However, before she could fully focus again, a pair of footsteps coming over to the table had both of them looking up as Katherine and Elijah joined them, sitting down on the other side of the table.

"What are you two so focused on?" Katherine asked curiously, eyeing the grimoire, but unable to understand the words written out on the leather covers.

"Have either of you ever heard of magic being used to remove compulsion?" Emma asked the two openly, making them share a thoughtful look before ultimately shaking their heads in denial.

"I've heard it's possible, but never saw it done." Elijah shared honestly.

"It's not really in a vampire's interest to seek out such things." Katherine pointed out. Unless you interacted with the Originals, no vampire had a need for such spells.

With a shrug of her shoulders, Emma was about to put the topic to rest, closing her book and ready to continue her research at a later time. She didn't want to be rude by ignoring Elijah and Katherine now that they'd joined them. She had plenty of time to keep looking. However, before she could strike up a conversation on a different topic, Kol started sharing his train of thought out loud, sharing what had been brewing in his mind from the moment Emma said what she was looking for.

"Compulsion, just like anything else to do with vampires is rooted in magic." He said, making eyes turn to him curiously. And they did so just in time to be able to see the spark of realisation spreading over his features. "Of course. You're not limited to just spelled objects or supernatural creatures, you can siphon anything done by us."

"What do you mean anything done by you?" Emma still wasn't fully catching on to what he was trying to suggest. She had the main gist of it, but the way he said it was quite broad, making her suspect he was taking about more than just compulsion.

"Do you remember the day the Hunter spiked the beer at Rebekah's party with werewolf venom?" Kol turned to look down at her.

"Hard day to forget since you did try to kill me." She said in a teasing tone, but while Kol shook his head in amusement at the jab, the two remained oblivious to the widening eyes of Katherine and Elijah. After all, no one but Emma and Kol knew that story until now.

"And I will forever be sorry for that." Kol said in an apologetic tone, his hand taking hold of Emma's and placing a soft kiss to her palm, making the woman smile gently at him.

"I'm just teasing, I don't blame you for it, you know that." She said, giving his hand a gentle but reassuring squeeze before she spoke again. "But that doesn't explain why you're bringing it up?"

"You siphoned me to get away, and yet, I didn't feel the pain like I usually do. And my symptoms stopped sooner than Rebekah's." Kol started to explain, all three of them hanging on to his every word curiously. "I thought it was just because I took in less of it, but what if it was you?"

"Are you saying she siphoned the magic of the werewolf venom? That Klaus' blood may not be the only cure?" Elijah was the first to question Kol's words, the surprise in his voice palpable.

But Emma was more sceptical of it. "Wouldn't we know that already though? I mean, you have been alive for a thousand years, and I'm certainly not the first siphoner in the world?" She asked, eyes moving between the three vampires around her. All of them had been around long enough to possibly have had a chance to hear about something like that.

"You're not, but you're one of the few that isn't shunned away by any member of the supernatural community. I don't think siphoners had much of a chance to try such things in the past." Kol pointed out.

"And you think I could also siphon compulsion away?" Emma questioned, wanting to be sure she was following him down the right path.

Well, unlike the werewolf bite, that is an easy theory to test." Katherine spoke before Kol could reply. Before anyone could really react, her eye zeroed in on a member of the house staff that was walking over, bringing the coffee Elijah had requested be made for them. As soon as the woman reached the table, Katherine was standing in front of her, eyes boring into hers as she spoke. "Stand still and don't move a muscle." The Pierce instructed simply.

"Katherine! I don't want to experiment on the staff." Emma scolded in protest, quickly continuing as she remembered an important detail. "And please tell her she can breathe at least. Breathing also involves moving muscles."

Katherine obeyed with the last part, adding the small bit to her compulsion before returning to the seat, forcing the woman to remain frozen in her spot still. "But the human staff is the best thing to experiment on. At least when it comes to this." Katherine spoke up again. "With humans, there's no magic in them. So if you feel anything, if you can siphon anything, you know it's the compulsion and not something that could hurt them."

"She's right." Kol was the first to agree with the methods, and to Emma's surprise, it wasn't long before Elijah agreed too.

"If it doesn't work, Katherine will simply remove the compulsion herself." The older Mikaelson spoke reassuringly. Katherine hadn't made the woman do anything too bad or excruciating, it could last a couple of moments longer until they had a chance to see whether Emma could do what Kol suspected her to be capable of.

"Certainly. What's a maid's use if she can't move?" Katherine nodded her head.

"Well, it doesn't hurt to try." Emma let out a small sigh, raising from her chair as she came to stand in front of the woman whose eyes were somewhat surprised, but not scared. Possibly because, if Emma was right, the staff had been compelled to also not be scared of the vampires and the things they did. Still, Emma made sure to apologize nonetheless. "I'm sorry about this, next time we'll ask for permission."

Kol let out a small chuckle at the words, but the affectionate smile on his face as he looked at her made it clear it wasn't a condescending laugh. No, Emma's kindness was one of the many things he adored in her. By now everyone knew how capable she was of being cold and emotionless, manipulating whoever she had to to get what she wants. But when it came to people who had done nothing, who didn't deserve to be on the other end of her dark side, Emma treated those with nothing but kindness.

With one last deep breath, Emma rose her arms, placing her fingers to the woman's temples gently as she started to focus. She attempted it for a few moments before letting out a small groan, more than well aware of what was keeping her distracted.

Sparing a moment to turn back to the three vampires, she fixed them with a pointed glare as she spoke. "Stop staring at me." The instructions made Kol chuckle in amusement while Katherine only rolled her eyes. However, with some encouragement from Elijah, the two accepted the demand, Kol's eyes starting to scan through the book again while Katherine focused on her cup of coffee.

It was enough to give Emma a chance to focus again without being self conscious because of all the eyes on her. And this time she succeeded. Tuning out her surroundings, she started to search for the familiar sensation of magic, unaware of the eyes that now started turning back to her once they knew the coast was clear.

But as much as Emma focused and searched, for quite a bit of time, she was unable to find or sense anything she could siphon. She was just about to give up, just about to pull her hands back when she felt it. It was like a tiny prickle, barely detectable but it was there. And so Emma zeroed in on it, focusing on drawing it out, on letting nature take over. And soon enough she felt the magic leaving the maid and coursing through her own body instead.

"She's doing it." Elijah's quiet whisper of surprise coming from behind her didn't distract Emma. She didn't let her focus break until the moment she realized there was nothing left to siphon from the maid. And soon enough, the woman's body was back under her control, moving with ease as if she'd never been compelled in the first place.

And within the blink of an eye, Kol was out of his seat, turning the woman so she was now looking at him as he spoke, compelling her to forget what had just happened and never mention it to anyone before sending her away. The look he sent Emma once the maid was gone made it clear that this bit of compulsion she wasn't allowed to take away. And she knew better than to protest.

"Being a siphoner is fun." She announced, the proud smile on her face a hard thing to miss as she and Kol returned to their seats. Kol's arm instinctively wrapped around the back of Emma's chair, the happy smile on his face clearly showing that he too was proud of her.

"And ruining my family's reputation of being all-powerful." He added on.

"It was about time for someone knock you all down a bit." She teased, making both Mikaelsons laugh in amusement while Katherine went as far as raising her cup of coffee in a sign of agreement.

"If a blow to my ego is the only down side of meeting you darling, then I'll happily take it." Kol said, making a bashful smile appear on Emma's face as she shook her head at him.

"Stop being so corny all the time."

Emma's words made Katherine and Elijah laugh at the two. By now they were used to the light dynamic that Kol and Emma exuded at times.

But the laughter didn't last long.

"So... Anyone wanna go find a werewolf?"

The glares she received in response made for quite a clear answer: No!