Elijah was surprised to be invited inside. He forgot to tell him the reason for his visit and went in. The smell of cooking hit him and he remembered the awkward moment over soup that felt so long ago.

"You're cooking now?" He wanted to speak of anything than what the priest might have in mind. When he was invited in, his heart skipped a beat and he mentally chastised it for such a reaction. He'd reread that note so many times , but whatever he wanted he knew they couldn't have. Still, he looked upon the other man's face and couldn't help but feel the longing and compassion for him rise like a wave . He feared when it would crash down and all he could do would be to look away.