The question would have caught him off guard had he not received the same training; even if he casually disregarded half of it for most of his life, it didn't mean he completely forgot it, either. "Fine. Just been at this a while." He said with a weary smile. He normally wouldn't show this much weakness to anyone but his retinue, but... it's his father. Someone he's longed to see again but knew he never would back home until-

Nope. Rabbit hole. Never again the dark times. He slid down the line just a little more so he could grab hold of Regis, and the moment he did, said line started pulling the both of them towards the ship.

"You were actually the easiest wake up call all day," he teased, though in the back of his mind he knew he was probably the worst one not too long ago. RIP Clarus, Ignis, Prompto, Shiro and Sarah.