Elijah smiled at her and thanked her. "I would never want to let such wonderful food get cold. Thank you for your hard work in preparing such great food." When she was gone he was starting to eat but immediately felt the hand upon his. He froze with fork in mouth and stared up at Gabriel. He wanted to ask so he tried to get the food down in his mouth but he was in surprise and found it hard to swallow. Part of him wanted to touch the hand on his, to hold it. Another part of him wanted to pull away in shyness or surprise. He managed to just keep his hand there while he tried to force down the food that was delicious but his throat wouldn't budge without water.