Elijah winced and lightly placed a hand on one that tightly gripped his shoulder. "That..hurts.. please let's just talk. Yes, I know him. I assure you..he didn't used go be like this. I'll..try to have a word with him. You can relax. Maybe I can try to get things moved around so..you..shouldn't run into him?" From what he had experienced and heard , he wasn't too surprised. And the fact Francis didn't like him made him think a little higher of the man in front of him.