[Oh, even if their time apart was in reality short, to feeling their fingers entwine makes it feel as though it were significantly longer. These hands he holds, small but so strong, capable of felling many warriors and even Gods should she desire... He truly did miss her.]

[He's quiet to consider his response; or more, how to accurately word it.]

... Had I known you had arrived here, I could have been the first person for you to meet other than the Story Teller. And yet, we've only found each other now. [If he'd been informed somehow, he wouldn't have found her in passing like this. Well, not so much in passing, but... something had told him to seek her again.]