"I noticed that the spirits he summons have influenced him in the past. It's like he matches their personality. For example, when he summon's just Gao he is quite stubborn. With Shu he becomes a tyrant. I haven't personally seen much of the two of you yet but I bet you must both know a different Eli as well."
Ciskel continued, being supported by Sammy meant he might be able to talk them into helping FairyTail, if he could convince them it's the same as helping Eli. He wondered if Eli would become a lazy pervert with only the snake summoned. Better not ask.
"When he is alone he loses all confidence, he becomes quite shy. He depends on you guys, and right now he's depending only on Shu."