Elijah held up a hand carefully. "I know. I figured that out last time we met. You and I can never be friends, and I know you certainly wouldn't care to be after today. You are my priest and nothing more. I just had to speak to you, for your benefit. But do not worry, I try to ignore such thoughts as soon as they come to me. I do not dwell on it. I keep you at arm's length as much as possible, including mentally...' That may have been a tiny bit of a lie but he didn't want Gabriel to worry about himself around Elijah at all.