The reason he said the words was definitely because of the injuries, but there was still a lot of truth to them. Anthony tried to nod in response to the question, and quickly realized that didn't work out. "Yes," he said, instead of nodding again. Sleeping in an actual bed sounded very appealing, right now. Anthony's opinion of Elijah became even higher, now. Only such a wonderful man like him would offer to help him like this.