"I missed you too!" he said happily, trying not to bounce as he hugged her since that might be a shock and he might hurt her. Agatha was tough...tougher than he was, but he still didn't want to bounce her jaw up and make her bite her tongue.
When he let her go, he called for his brother. "Dewi! Aggie's here!" Downpatrick the dog came running, instead of David and Patrick laughed. "This is my dog, Downpatrick. I assure you I haven't gone crazy and decided he is my brother." Well, that was half true.