Whether it was Sam's intention or not, but Eliot relaxed after hearing his answer at the same time as Sam putting his hand on his shoulder. It was positive reinforcement, as Sophie used to say, but Eliot didn't think about the grifter at the moment. In fact, he hadn't thought about his teammates much after his death, Hell wasn't a place they belonged to, even in his thoughts.

He opened his eyes to look at the other man, studying Sam just as the other studied him. It was a really good offer, and he was given a choice. This wasn't a humiliation forced onto him, and he didn't need to surrender anything. It didn't count as surrendering if he said yes, did it?

The thought that he earned it made him feel uncomfortable though, like he had given something for this. Maybe he was dodging, but he couldn't directly say yes. "Do as you wish. You've been doin' that from the start."