[ It doesn't take unbearably long for him to return, but he does have duties to attend to, so there is some time. But he knows she is there as soon as he returns to the building, and his face brightens, step lengthening on the way to his office. ]
Achelois! You are returned!
[ ... and he registers the way she has braced herself and blinks, his joy abating somewhat, banked by concerned. ]
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Achelois! You are returned!
[ ... and he registers the way she has braced herself and blinks, his joy abating somewhat, banked by concerned. ]
Are you unwell?