The kiss to his cheek brings out a slightly lopsided smile from him, something that turns even more pleased at the compliment.

"Aye, well, it's the right thing to do." Not that he'll complain if he gets him more cheek kisses, but the least he can do is go along with them to get Herc back once they get there. "And I'll be glad to fight by your side when it happens. Think we've a sorry-thing to get through first, though."

It's supposed to be 'soiree', but that's one of those words he doesn't usually use, and while he's got a better grasp on what the word means than some of the others that have turned up, he's still prone to coming up with his own pronunciations for that sort of thing, and doesn't even think twice when it happens.

"Anything in particular you want to do?"