[He goes for the hug then, gentle and not so tight Héctor can't get away. Alderic is not as tall as Grimm is - malnutrition doesn't really help the body grow. - but he's still good at hugs, if bony ones.]

I'm not going to try for fancy words. [He's not good at it like Grimm.] But I'm sure everyone will be with you 'til the end.

[They all sound like the kind of people who would.]

...a little cheesy, actually. [He laughs a little.] But I mean it.