Aktamun briefly thought that Kent was hugging him back, but then he realized that Kent was actually pushing him away. The boy quickly took a step back. "Doesn't like to be touched, noted," he said, not suffering from that problem. He was a tactile person, which was one of the reason for his sometimes spontaneous witchcraft. "Sorry."
He quickly blew by that awkward moment, however, before beaming at Kent. "But didn't you hear? I got in! And it's in part thanks to you! I know you like being grumpy and standoffish, but c'mon, even you gotta be a little happy about this."