[ It's nice to be able to tell her these things, just to have someone around he can trust. Even when they were kids, she was the one who was always on his side. Never giving up on him. Vanya doesn't need to tell him that what he did was possibly reckless, and he can't say that he wasn't lucky that it worked out the way it did. But she understands him. The way nobody else really does.

As much as anyone can.

When she thanks him and takes his arm, he lets any further explanation go. His siblings have been so hard to hold onto. Always slipping through his fingers right when he finally reaches them. Feeling her solid and real is something he doesn't take for granted, and he can't regret any action that brought her to him. ]

Of course. [ His gaze softens as he looks at her. He knows he's not the easiest person to pull into an embrace, and it's too unfamiliar to initiate one himself. The sentiment is there though, and he doesn't pull away from her. ] We're going to find them. Then I'm going to fix all of this, and get us home.

[ That's his only purpose. It doesn't matter how many times he has to do it, they're going to get their family back.

Somehow. ]

I just need you to be patient with me until then.