With their hands to one another, Elidibus's energy has no chance to escape. It is drawn into the statue, contained. There's a pause, as if the statue waits to see if Elidibus will grant the flow of energy by his own terms; but, the being of the statue will also draw in the aether itself if Elidibus doesn't, at a slow and steady rate. A gradual transfer to take about ten to fifteen seconds, and whoever pushes, pulls, the statue will bring it to an end.

Briefly, gratitude pulses, still prickly a feeling to receive. Study, it leaves with, before pulling back the connection.

And with Elidibus being at the very least experienced with his own energy, he will be able to sense it within the statue; not eaten up and melded with the energies of the being, but kept in place. It may not stay the same amount, but there...something attempted to be done with it.