I'm quite grateful to be along, then. [ Cheered to fill any small void available, as always. He returns her affectionate greeting as he passes over her threshold, taking an idle look around as he goes.

He's not in a jacket or anything, so there's no need for them to linger in the foyer if there's no desire for it. He's outfitted for the dawn of a chillier season, even so, soft trousers and a thin sweater. After a moment or three, he offers her the box with no direct words about it, opting instead for... ]

Apart from this mess with the kidnappings and this other city... You've kept well enough? I have worried for you, at least a little. I might have called sooner, hm?