[Elena nods a little, but there's another hesitation. Her gaze drops briefly as she weighs her options because it'd be a perfect opening to say that she can relate to that, to hiding something even if up until fairly recently, it was never actually her secret she was hiding. Once again, that strays just a little too far from completely honest. She came here, to him, because she wants something. She looks up again.]

I have a favor to ask, if it's something you can do with your... power. [She's not really sure of the term. It's not exactly in the forefront of her mind to try and supply a better word right now.] But I have to tell you something first because I don't want to ask you to do something without explaining why I'm asking.

[Elena purses her lips a little. She's still on the precipice, but it's also the point of no return. In another second, she's going to be in free fall, and she doesn't know what's waiting at the bottom.]

I think you probably already know at least part of what I'm about to say . . .