There had been no real worry or fear in regards to the welfare of the other, but it was still happy to see him unchanged and well.

"Ah, Houou-sama. E-everything is as calm as it can be. H-how has the road been?"

He wouldn't really admit that he had perked up when he had been greeted. He had been one of many in his generation that he tended to get lost in the crowd when the whole clan was together. So to know that Houou-sama recognized and remembered his name was a shocking, but pleasant surprise.