Shane quotes from The Vampire Diaries

I must be the least intimidating mass murderer ever.

Your daughter... is a prodigy. With my guidance... she can be one of the most powerful witches in the world. But without it--whew-- she's a time bomb.

Why, you got a dead Hunter in the trunk of your car or something?

Damon

Metaphorically speaking.

Legend says that if a Hunter is killed by that which it hunts, then that person will be cursed to walk the earth and torment them till...

Bonnie

Until...

Until a new Hunter's awakened and their legacy's passed on. They're called "Potentials".

You're accusing me of orchestrating a mass murder. Do you know how ridiculous that sounds?

Sheriff Forbes

It's Mystic Falls. It's actually the least ridiculous thing I've heard.

Bonnie

These symbols must have been left for the Hunters so they could find the cure. And this must be the story of Qetsiyah and Silas. According to Shane, Silas asked Qetsiyah for help making a spell for immortality. She helped make him immortal, only to learn he planned to use the same spell on another woman, not her. When she found out, she freaked.

Jeremy

So, Qetsiyah killed the other woman?

Bonnie

Yeah. Silas was immortal. She couldn't kill him. So, she trapped him in a cave and buried him alive instead.

Jeremy

Does it say anything about the Hunters purpose in all this?

I was wondering when you'd ask. Qetsiyah created a cure for immortality and then she buried it with Silas, hoping that he'd take it and die. End up on the other side with her for all eternity. But he wouldn't give her the satisfaction. So, many centuries later, her descendants created the Hunters to find him, cure him, and kill him.

Jeremy. (to Massak) Was a bit of a scare yesterday. Thanks for fending off his attacker.

His attacker?

Jeremy was attacked by an islander. I assumed you were his hatchet-flinging guardian angel.

That wasn't me.

Then I guess there's somebody else on this island who's desperate to keep our Hunter alive.

Jeremy

All right. Where's this stupid magic passage she needs to open?

Just look for anything that looks out of place, all right? Anything not occurring in nature, like a drawing or an inscription or– [Looks down] geometrically perfect circle.

Hey, guys, I need a hand. My leg's broken.

Bonnie

Best to stay off it, then. (She and Jeremy leave)