( elijah stares at her for a long moment. he's not contemplating what to tell her because he knows that already. no, what he's contemplating is if she's asking him that, she's asking for a reason.

she's trying to find a pattern and if she's asking him if he's dead, then that must mean — )

No.

( he shakes his head. )

No, I am still alive last I remember. None of my siblings had stuck a dagger in my chest and no one had broken my neck. I was alive and well.