[She smiles at him radiantly, and the happy little Cherrim does too, the light around the pair of them seeming to intensify and crystallize. It was a side effect of evolution, that she was never going to be caught in dimness again. Light just followed her, and even the fading rays of the sun at dusk couldn't help but bend around her.]

It is, yes. How've you been, Matthias? I haven't seen you since...well...Sanctuary, I guess? I've had a lot going on, y'know. But I bet you're the same.