The smile came automatically, like a reaction from an animal who didn't know of its own reflexes, acting purely on instinct. It wasn't anything like Humility's smile, but it had been too long since Temperance saw that kind of smile - on anyone, but Humility especially...
Maybe he ought to listen to the Metatron and speak with Ruth, or perhaps it was better off for Humility this way.
Whatever the case, there was so much about Humility that seemed familiar and yet foreign at the same time that Temperance, for now, didn't know what to think.
"No. Not long at all. It's good to see you."
Again, he did not add, for this was... no. Best not to think along those lines.