The wait is no matter. It's good to be back in the Sanctuary, to wander through its rooms and see that it still holds strength. There is something reassuring in seeing it doing well, and he is in a good mood when Hawke appears through the library doors.

Albus grins at the open arms, meeting the hug eagerly and clapping him on the back in turn. "It is excellent to see you again, friend. It's very strange, having been away so long in my own world and yet barely gone back here."