Safely sat, with his chilled hands being warmed by Padma's, Barty paused. He had hurried here to confess to her, but now that he was here, now that her pretty face was watching him with so much concern, he didn't want to destroy his only friendship.
The Dark Lord is the only friend you need... Your master...
No! He had aleady hurt Debi and so many others. He wanted it to stop. That was why he was here. To get help and put an end to this.
"My - my name isn't Elias," he said. Stupid, but he didn't know how else to start.