He did feel better, now that Shadowmaru was here. Like a missing piece of himself had been returned. But, by the same token, he was also more apprehensive. More worried something would happen to the one so important.

All the more reason to keep working. To never stop until things were taken care of.

But the ping -- such as it is -- does manage to stop him. It takes him a moment to recognize it for what it is, before he flits off in the right direction. If McCrane needed him... he could take a few minutes, surely.

When he lands, he sends along the encrypted message, one reading simply:

:: I'm here. ::