"I'm certain I will," Ignis assured him. "Especially if you've kept up with it. Cooking is a skill that, like most others, is only bound to improve with practice."

Considering where Shane had been when he first started his cooking journey to where he was now? Well, that was pretty good proof right there. But even if his skills had regressed in his absence, Ignis would still enjoy just the fact that he'd tried, and that they were enjoying the fruits (or vegetables, in this case) of his labors....together.

His smile was small, and distant.

"I've...also missed this," he said.

Which wasn't quite what he meant, but that was as close to what he meant as he would allow himself to get right now.