[ thanks for letting me be a part of it? there's a blink, but the smile doesn't waver. as far as keith's concerned, there's a distinct directionality for the gratitude and this isn't it. but it hadn't been that long ago that shiro had wanted to be more distanced, and in light of that keith lets the words sink in a little longer. this time, he doesn't deflect with a you don't need to thank me for anything. instead: ]

Wouldn't have it any other way.

[ he laughs then, glancing up at the hoverbike still waiting above. ]

And hey, don't tone down your amazement with words like interesting. I put some real effort into this. [ he gets back up onto his feet, dusting off his hands to grab onto that next branch up. ] So how about that ice?