Adasse's eyes flashed laughter, before he moves forward and wraps his arms around Sorrel, hugging him tightly and with as much gratitude as he can carry in his thin frame.

"Yes ... yes we very much are."

And that was a dangerous thing right there, but Adasse rolled the dice on this one. For a man who gave him such a fine present with nothing more than baubles in return? It was completely worth it to risk friendship over caution.