An amused chuff from Aoba, putting some cheer back in his mood. Declan did this daydreaming thing pretty well, huh? More proof that he was a much more thoughtful person than many other people seemed to realize.

“Well then put that one down along with the hope of the war being over by the time I get back,” he answered, borrowing off of the Guardian’s earlier suggestion. “Then there will be nothing stopping you from coming to visit my side of things, too. There aren’t nearly as many pretty things to see, but if you think my cooking is okay, then you’re absolutely going to go crazy for Granny’s.”