[Grimmchild slips out from under Hubert's hand to go nuzzle at their parent, who begins to pet their head.]

I will return when I am called to do so, and I will fulfill my duty without regret. That said, knowing that my fated death is only a day or so after the point I was called from... does ease the desire to return home quite so soon.

[He's still going to go through with it, because he must, and because it is for the sake of his child. But even he isn't selfless enough to be in a hurry for it.]