Answering the question was a big mistake on Noah's part. Anthony liked Elijah, obviously, and hearing Noah say this shit about him didn't earn him any sympathy from Anthony. "Is that the hill you want to die on?" Tolerating Noah was very difficult, and after this it was near-impossible. Anthony was already in a bad mood, meeting a guy he does not like and then hearing this crap from him did not improve it in the slightest. It had quite the opposite effect. Yet again, Anthony was pondering whether or not stabbing a teenager would be acceptable.