[ That is such a ridiculous idea that Elena can't help but laugh, the sound bursting out of her in a way that sounds half like crying. ]

No, he didn't do that.

[ When that broken laugh passes, she's quiet for a moment, and then she shakes her head. ] Every time that Alaric died while wearing the ring, she manipulated him from the Other Side. She brought out this darkness in him, it was like he was a completely different person at times.