[ She calls his name, and the reality of it settles in with both a smile and a sigh. Of course he's happy to see her, happy that she recognizes him as a friend and that improves the odds for her to be the exact same Edelgard he knows but-- ]

Yeah, I'm... glad you still know who I am.

[ It probably sounds weird, but it's all the honesty he can offer back. Because the Edelgard he knows? She probably wouldn't be all too glad to be seeing him under these circumstances, abducted into a strange land while war rages on without her back in Fodlan. ]

I see you've been handling everything just fine on your own, though. [ He give her a quick lookover, just to make sure she isn't harmed-- and yes, he notices how suspiciously close to the ufo catcher she had been, but he'll let that slide for now. ] Have you been here for long? If I'd known, I would've tried to contact you sooner...