He was known to only one person by that name and oh, wasn't it a pleasant thing to find souls that survived in such times. Houou tilted his chin, the only indication that he was regarding Peter at all, and carried on without missing a beat in his step.

"What brings you to Uzushio, Peter-kun?"

The young man was broader, taller certainly since he had last laid eyes on him and seemed to be healthy enough. He'd slipped out of sight of even the Maniwa's information strangle hold, but it was of no particular worry to Houou; death was simply a part of the cycle, but it gave him some small pleasure to see the young fellow alive and set on a path of Peters own choosing.