Elias shook his head, but he found his smile starting to come back. The real smile that couldn't help but react to Barrett's words. "I suppose 'awesome' is just a matter of perspective. If you think you have it, it makes it so. Something like that." He wasn't judging now, rather feeling amused and a little respectful of the other's confidence. So different from his own quiet confidence in his art. "Not every person can say something like that. Takes guts."