[ If she notices his reaction when her hand falls to his - and she does - she doesn't comment on it, instead just offering him another gentle smile, waiting for him to relax before a brief pat of her hand precedes it pulling away from him a moment later. Honestly, from the way he talks, it sounds to her like they've traced over a lot of the same steps in their own minds, right down to the determined self-reassurance.

She shoots a look at Arcanine, as if to ask Is he always like this? ]

I get it, you know? There's a lot of people here, and some of them are gonna become important to you too, if they haven't already. But that doesn't mean you stop missing the people from home. And that's okay too!