"I suppose we will," Watson agreed, sipping his coffee. He smiled over the rim of the cup, happy beyond words. He wasn't quite sure what he might say to Mycroft -- demanding that he should have been told Sherlock Holmes still lived was obviously out of the question -- but, well, Holmes should see his brother again, properly.

"Ought that to wait until after you've finished being so emotional?" he teased. "Perhaps you need me to guard you until you're better acclimated."