The hug was more than welcome and returned truly and with a gusto, "Well, it will be good to have Lily here. Her husband though - well, hopefully he'll be busy bothering someone else," Lya said, never one to keep her thoughts to herself. Lily could have done so much better - and deserved so much better. But marriages weren't something she was allowed to arrange (more the pity there).
"If talking tonight isn't an option - we'll simply have to make breakfast a shared event. I still wake early. We'll spar, and then put the kitchen to work on something bearable," she said with a smile. He was hugged again, "Oh, I missed you so much. This place is like a prison for the insane! Only a mad man would want to live here."