It's sadly not a gentle shake, but at least the grip is out of eagerness and not intimidation. He grins and gives Viatorus' hand several hearty pumps before finally releasing it. He might have some marks from how tight his fingers were clamped.

"Oh yes, Harrowheart's family was a profoundly unexpected boon! To ensure that the chao were contained and fed was certainly good, as they eventually entered portions of my research and it would have been vexing to have left my tower and found them all vanished or starved."