Chapter 148

• I tried not to gasp as soon as Elijah entered the room.
• Elijah looked completely different.
• In comparison to his actual age, he appeared much older. In contrast to the previous time I saw him, he is now much thinner and even bony, and his baggy prisoner's outfit made him appear like a clothes hanger. His complexion is sallow, perhaps a little bit too anemic, as if he were as pale as a ghost. His eyes are heavy lidded, pinched, and dull since they were covered in obvious dark-circles. His extremely long beard made him appear practically unrecognizable, and he appeared fragile and undernourished.