He stared at her for a long, long moment. Those words...

It had been a very, very long time since anyone had said them to him. He couldn't recall who, or when, but it was a very long time ago.

Then he shook his head, and thought for a moment on what the answer should be. In the end, he settled on something which he knew could be a problem - he had been that problem, in some situations.

"Safe return home, Fuu."