Illusions? That's no good...

[ he does accept the hug, more than accept, he presses into it willingly, fingers curling in the fabric of his clothing for a moment before pulling away at last, just a little, just enough. ]

Then we should stick close together, yes?

[ almost instantly, he winds their fingers together, holding sylvain's hand solidly in his own. ]

You didn't get hurt trying to find us here in the dark, did you? I've run into Bucky and Aikawa too, but we were separated in the dark...