It wasn't so often that any of his bandmates, other than Brooke, really seemed to need him. Heidi had things handled in her own way, dealing with her son and that part of her life, as well as her subtle duties as Second for their small crew. Kai... well, god knew what was ever going on with Kai, she certainly spent more time out on the east side of town than down here in the plains with them. Eli would be absolutely floored if she ever asked him for anything other than an argument or a scuffle. And Brooke was easy because he saw Brooke every single day and knew--if he had to guess--at least three quarters of what went on in her life.
Leigh though.
She had come in at a funny time and nestled herself in neatly. Eli liked her and he appreciated her but he could not have told you why she had asked to meet today. It could have been work related, coyote related...? None of the above, somehow?
"Oh, you know, me and my really big time-carving knife." It seemed like they would be sitting for whatever this entailed, so he moved to join her, feeling at ease in this space that was of his making.