Elijah finished his tea off but didn't get up to clean it yet. He looked to his new friend, "I don't know why anyone would avoid being your friend, but I don't need to. If it comes up, I'll deal with it then. Until then, it doesn't matter. You seem like a man with a good heart. That's what matters to me. I hope we can keep seeing the good in each other and any imperfections are easy to forgive." He smiled brightly and would have lifted his tea if it wasn't empty.

Honestly, he was truly elated that he'd found a new friend and it would be hard for him to not seek him out to have someone to be friendly with when he found himself lonely which was far too often.