[He laughs faintly, shaking his head.] It's not, but it wouldn't be Morgana, here. He was in my bag, so... if he didn't come with me there must be some kind of reason.

[He smiles, then, drumming the pads of his fingertips on his mug.] You're always welcome here. It's..., [He frowns, staring into his mug a minute. Akechi might not like this particular statement, but... He's gonna say it anyway.] ...it's nice, to have you close, so I don't have to worry about if I've run out of time with you.