Elijah felt bad that he had no good way to entertain his new friend. "I'm really sorry. I wish I knew a good way to keep you occupied. I mean, you can go out any time you want, you're not locked in here. If there's anything I can do to help keep you from getting bored, let me know. " He was disappointed that he didn't enjoy the book, but wasn't about to discuss it if it wasn't for him. "Well.. how about I start dinner then? At least.. that's something, right?"