[ He stares at him for a moment before looking deeply deeply tired and rubbing at the bridge of his nose. ]

Elias, not killing someone is the bare minimum of interaction.

[ He looks up. ]

And I think I'd have found the whole thing more difficult if I hadn't seen it myself. Would it help to let him See the whole thing? Maybe... maybe give him some scope for it all? I can do that for you, if you'd like.