Ric sank to the ground with Elijah, and took the flashlight when Elijah gave it to him, and... turned it off. He settled beside Elijah, back against the cold stone wall, and slid his fingers up Elijah's neck and tangled lightly into his hair. He was blind as a bat with the light off, but pretty okay with that for the moment.

"You will be," he agreed. "But for right now, just work on being, at all...."