The smile that came to Triton was not the same one that lit his face with family, but it was genuine. She had already put him at ease, her presence warm and welcoming. He immediately felt that accepting the invitation to come here had been a good decision. He needed to make more of those, these days.
Seeing her, graceful, beautiful, and just her presence made him very glad he had dressed as well as he could. He would have felt truly lacking if he hadn’t.
He managed to return her bow as well as he could, considering. He could not possibly match her poise. “Not at all, Amaterasu. It is I who am the fortunate one.” Triton meant what he said, wholeheartedly. “It’s already apparent there is much good to be found here.”