Cal supposed that the human wasn't completely wrong, some selfishness was acceptable, but Cal simply wasn't the type to allow himself such things. When Elliot spoke about being his partner though he gave a bit of pause before looking at Elliot. "I do not think that someone who has been made to make a bond with another needs to think of themselves as a partner." He said simply, merely trying to be honest. He didn't think that Elliot had to think of himself as his partner, not when he was simply stuck with Callan rather than actually wanting to be with him. Sure, Cal had come to accept that Elliot didn't seem to outright dislike him by now, but he was also sure that if he wasn't careful then even Elliot might come to hate him. He had decided that the night that Elliot snapped at him after his family left.<br/><br/>He eventually sighed softly, looking away as he ran his fingers through his red hair. He didn't know how to interact with humans very well, not at all. "There's no need to ask more of you than we already are. Asking you to live with me, to be a source of food for a vampire... That alone is asking far too much of anyone." He shook his head, he felt like he owed Elliot a lot for what he was doing, even if the human didn't see it that way. Even if thus far Cal had managed to continue on with his feeding as usual despite it getting harder... He still felt like he needed to ensure Elliot had everything he wanted, and that the vampire didn't ask anything of him.