The man beside him was very good at spouting golden words. They weren't answers but they seemed to offer him something towards a solution. There was also the shame as he spoke of dishonesty, and the ad in the paper waved through his thoughts. He cleared his throat and forced a small smile.

"That is very kind of you, Father. I.."

He seemed to look around then back down as if rolling through his mind the possibility of speaking to the new priest. He seemed nice and like he'd want to help him. Elijah did help the man's niece out, but he didn't do it for any reason so he couldn't pretend that Brennan owed him anything.

"If... I could speak to you in private, at a later time. And if other names are mentioned, I beg you to forget you ever heard them. Anything I do wrong, it is all on me. I want no one else to be associated with me and anything i could tell you. But only because... I feel with certainty there is no answer that can save me. But I am willing to tell me." He sighed and hung his head dragging his fingers through his hair in frustration. "I really want there to be answers or at the least, another to know my shame that hasn't.. nevermind." He stood straight and looked back towards the boarding house. "Just.. maybe I can tell you a little.. another time."