Elijah took his hand for just a moment. No one was watching, though he meant it completely innocently. "Well, I hope I can change that. I hope I can give you the opportunity to discover more of yourself and what you like. Since you can have the time and opportunity to explore." He wasn't rich, most of what he had was from selling his grandparents' farm and the job, but being a single man with no maids meant he could spend a little on things other than the bare necessities. "Of course, only if you want to. And certainly doesn't mean you have to be around me. I don't want you to feel like you owe me a thing. Just seeing you occasionally as my friend is worth so much to me."