Elijah sniffed. "F-father.. you told me once, we couldn't be friends. It was.. inappropriate, with you as my priest." He sighed and rubbed his face. "I would rather things stay the same.. t-than you offer me a friendship.. that wasn't sincere. Just because you .. feared for my soul. I will be alright. I'll... see about putting a boundary between me and Anthony.." Of course, how well he'd keep that boundary, time would tell.