Considering recent, er, events—of which no one has spoken since, presumably—a little familiarity is to be expected. Erik isn't bothered by it. He does wonder what a certain adopted brother would think, should they happen to run into him by coincidence, but isn't about to reject the gesture for that. And so, they shall walk linked at the arms and make a very fine pair indeed.

"I hadn't thought that far ahead," he admits, although really he did, he just hasn't eaten much in this neighbourhood. "Let's have a look further along this street, perhaps we'll get lucky." ...yes.