Elijah looked at Ben wide eyed and clearly upset at the news. He knew he was getting older and clearly no one lived forever, but losing Ben too.. "I... can't say I'd ever been in his boat. No one ever needed me. With mom and dad gone when I was a kid and grandmother and grandfather gone when I was still young before York.. I can't begin to understand. I..wish I knew what to say. Just..curious.. what sort of man did Maggie marry?" 

He wished he could help and he could see Simon's side that it was selfish to force him to live the life his dad wanted. He was sure deep inside Simon would never want his siblings to suffer. The change in topic made him wonder if the newer couple could even consider the role but since they weren't at the house during his visit, he doubted it.