[He's happy to accept the embrace. More than happy. It's been too long. Far too long. Especially from her. When he'd seen Ana previously, it had been brief. Not face to face, save for the first time.]

[It's not a long embrace, but it's emphatic. Tight. He lets her slip away, sitting across from her like no time at all has passed since last they saw one another. Though their matching eye injuries say otherwise.]

Ahhh, I see. That happens sometimes. Do not worry too much for it. If anyone will hold it against you, they are in the wrong.

[On that, at least, he's utterly sure. Before he nods, sobering.]

And what would you want to speak of, my friend?