Sergei got the feeling that Kassian really meant that, and the way the unit had changed in their demeanor toward him - hardly noticing he was there because he was truly one of them now opposed to the way they had watched him with hooded glares before - seemed to reinforce that.

It was good. The last thing they needed was infighting. For this unit, though, they had always had too much of the opposite. From what he could tell, there was almost too much love being spread around.

That was all right, though. They were already fighting their enemies, so they had better love their friends.

"Well enough," he replied, and left it at that. He very much appreciated that no more questions were asked, since it wasn't something he wanted to tell the whole group about, as much as he trusted them. It would just take too long to explain and he had always been secretive about it, anyway. Luckily, Kassian seemed the sort of person who could acknowledge another's need for personal space and knew what would be pushing too hard.

He had wasted enough time, though. With one last scan of the unit, he shot them all a grin. "I appreciate the welcoming committee, but now I've got to go see the major." He bent down to grab the duffel bag Matvei had left for him to carry, and with a wave and a smile, started toward the North Wing.