Elijah smiled weakly at his return as he managed to lean back a bit against some pillows. "Yes, but you didn't even know when you came to check on me. I am grateful ..sincerely. I didn't know how long it had been. " 

He nervously took the bread. His hands down to just past the wrists were an unnatural pink with faint scars that ran across like spider web. "He nibbled the bread slowly, his eyes heavy. "Do you ... think I'm pitiful? "