[Oh, you know... Not wasting away! He's got the slightest bit of muscle, but the boy's still hopelessly scrawny under the heaps of robe he's always adorned in. Her thumb likely presses along the long, rigid scar that runs down his forearm as she clasps his arms.]

I've been doing well, yes...!

I tend to keep to my rituals, as I always do — the repetition helps keep me focused.

... Do you mean to say you've only been gone three days time, to yourself?