Triton hugged her, more pleased to see her and see her looking well than he could possibly say. He found himself smiling again and let it stay, pulling back to look at her. It had felt like too long since he had. “You look beautiful. Happy. Can I assume you had a pleasant time away?”
Seeing her like this was a great relief, a weight lifted from him. He had worried about her. More so than usual, lately….since he’d returned and found everything that was happening was a burden on her shoulders. A burden he couldn’t do much to help with.