@referentblood asked: it's good to see you again, my dear friend.
"And you as well." It hasn't been that long since he last made a visit to Ishgard, yet it felt as though eons have been stolen from them. There's no hesitation laced in the embrace he subjected Aymeric towards and no apology will spring from his mouth. He could try and recall when exactly did he start learning how to convey his own longing, but in the face of comfort, to simply do it held more value.
There's only one thing he wished was different, that he was much taller so it didn't feel like he was embracing a pillar. A warm pillar, to say the least. "I had hoped that your time here at least had been eventful." Surely he wasn't glued to his desk at all? Aymeric cannot know how much of him had been sorely missed.