Elijah hasn't been around constantly - Rhys won't get better faster for him being underfoot, after all. He does curtail his hours at the lab slightly, though, and leaves a note to let his handful of potential patients know how he can be contacted.

Mostly he just doesn't want Rhys to pass out, hit his head on an unfortunately located piece of furniture and end up having to undergo all this again.

The request, when it comes, isn't much surprise.

"Yes, of course. Tonight?"