I rather thought you'd appreciate it. [ he has a wry smile on his face when he sees the other laugh, grateful - at some point - to see that he still remembers how. ]

And how kind of you to remember. Faerghans aren't made for such ... liberties.

[ a pity that amongst the things that had happened to change in him once he got here, his constitution during warm weather isn't one of them. can't have everything, he supposes.

he follows claude dutifully, who seems to know where he's going. so he's been here for - a while? maybe? he thinks that he ought not to think about it too long; the forces that brought him in this world seem to be as mysterious and absolute as the goddess herself, and though he doesn't think she had a hand in this - one hopes - he thinks that it's not for him to understand, regardless. easier not to question how the logistics of things work. ]

How have you been?

[ he hopes that it's a neutral question. ]