And yours has grown with you.

[A fonder smile, one touch with a hint of sadness and regret as he once again realizes how much he's missed in her life.

But eesh, it is getting busy, isn't it?]

I say we start by going somewhere quieter, eh? I want to hear everything you've been up to.

[It's something he'd always say and ask whenever she came back home, always curious and wondering what she's been doing in Kanver. But now...there's a heavier weight to it, if unintended.]