Of course I recognised it. It's... brighter still, somehow. And yet at the same time, it's somewhat ragged around the edges. 'Tis something I had seen in Emet-Selch- that world-weariness. Yet the hue didn't change at all. I knew it was you in an instant.

[Finally, he smiles.]

Maruki was right. That you would not leave without saying goodbye. Full glad am I that he spoke true.

[Squeezing the hand at his heart, he glances down at their linked fingers.]

I missed you.