Elijah can touch Kage when they’re both in human form. It's only when they're shifted that they can't touch.
It's now only a matter of wait and see what the devious, diabolical author is up to.
Probably. My fat ass and arthritic knees stop me from running. You know those disaster movies where they show the tsunami or tornado bearing down and they always have a close up of some poor schmuck getting swept away... yep... that's me.