[Noah gives a small rueful smile at the compliment. Gansey's probably the only person to say that, because he doesn't know how Noah's had to work twice as hard to get 'won't accidentally stab himself (probably)' levels of acceptable. Rook would surely grouse in frustration, but he isn't here.]

That's a new thing. I had someone teach me.

[Speaking of, he wipes the knife off on his pants and puts it back into a sheath he's got for it on his belt before he does make an idiot of himself and loses it or stabs himself.]

I mostly forget I have it, honestly. This is only like... the third time I've used it.

It's good to see you.

[That is also easily the Understatement of the Century. It is good to see Gansey the way it is must have been good to see dry land after forty days and nights of rain. It's good to see Gansey the way it's good to see the first patches of green showing back up after a forest fire.]