[It doesn't assuage Jon much. He can still feel his heart thumping rapidly in his chest, and he stares at Peter with a white-eyed terror that he likely hasn't seen since the confrontation with Cullen. But Jon takes a few deep breaths. Nothing happened. Nothing happened.]

He was toying with you. Elias wouldn't need directions like that.

[Jon reaches for the bottle of vodka and pours himself another healthy measure to knock back in one searing gulp.]

I'm sorry. I... I don't want you to be hurt. He- Elias can torture people. It's not just blackmail. If they get in his way... he has the ability to transfer memories from one person to another. To give them a full sensory experience. He's used it to torture my staff with the deaths of their loved ones, other horrible things they weren't there to see. It would only happen if you became a threat, though.

Just try to stay away from him, please?

[Jon reaches out to grasp Peter's hand.]