Emporio has his life jacket on as soon as it's passed to him, and follows the rules of the boat like a champ. He has an anxious air about him, but not for any ill reason. No, it's clear he's just expecting something to happen, waiting for it to drop like a hammer on his toe.

It happens quite unexpectedly as a result. The waters calm, yes, and the proximity to the Kingdom becomes apparent.

But the sun itself shines brighter, as if in welcoming- a short breeze passes over the boat, inviting.

Emporio stiffens- as behind him, a great figure in white manifests immediately, soon locking him in a hug from behind.

The boy doesn't move. Doesn't speak.

...He just...breaks, immediately, into tears up there on the deck.

(He expected them to appear, but somehow it still hurts.)