sees him and walks over. "Is everything okay?" she asks.

startled to see her! "Elise!" He had not seen her in a long time it felt and he was more than a little relieved to see her. "I am...fine."

frowned, unsure whether to press him further. He didn't look fine, but she didn't want to bother him when they hadn't seen each other for

-such a long time. She walked beside him in silence for a moment.

better with her near him. He had been worried when she was gone. "Are you okay?"

smiles. "I'm fine, I had a lot of work to do in Vaduz so I was too busy to come home for a bit. I hope you weren't too worried."

very worried. He had missed her. Especially when the other Swiss and Liechtenstein turned up. "I am just glad you're back."

hugs him quickly. "I'm glad to be back with you, brother." She seems lost in thought for a while. "Oh, I met the other me- Aloys,_

_he's called- in Vaduz yesterday. It's strange, isn't it?"

blinks at the hug, but smiles a little and hugs her lightly back. "...Ah, so you are informed about the situation?"

"Yes, I've been hearing rumours and, well, meeting Aloys confirmed it. It's odd, but it's kind of nice at the same time. I hope we can be_

_good friends."

sighs a bit, but he seems relieved. "It would be good if you two got along." Though he couldn't say he and Mitzi were on the best terms.

curious. "What's your counterpart like? Aloys is very fond of her."

to think about this. "I guess...we're similar." But that just meant that it worked against them when they were around each other.

looks relieved. "Well, if she's anything like brother then I'll definitely like her!"

nods slowly. "It would be good if you got along." Even if he didn't like the thought of sharing much.

along with her too.*