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“Jon, do you still not understand?” Elias’ tone held a slight sense of impatience. Jon had much more important things to worry about and yet here he was continuing to set his sights on his own boss as the enemy. Elias knew he needed to tread carefully all the same, lest his Archivist overcome himself and try to finish him off himself. Not that Elias was worried. 

He held his hand briefly to his own chest, emphasizing his point as he kept his eyes locked into Jon’s, “We are on the same side. We always have been. I understand you may wish to keep this relationship - professional, but it will not do you any good to try and fight with me. I am but a man, after all.”

He didn’t have to peek into Jon’s mind to know the sort of struggle he was enduring. Thrust into this world he surely barely understands, dealing with the Stranger’s ritual on top of everything else. It was enough so quickly to make anyone go mad, yet he was succeeding in every way Elias hoped he would. Dumb luck? Maybe. But, after all these years, he was due for some. It was a balancing act if anything, a tight rope walk. 

“I understand your frustration, but I want to assure you that everything is done with good intentions. You will thank me one day.”