He smiled and gave me a hug.

[And considering that it's usually just him tolerating hugs that have come from her, that spoke volumes for how happy he was.]

I did a lot better than I expected, too. I promised eight hours of training or until I collapsed, whichever came first. And I made it the full eight hours. Of course, then my legs felt like jelly and I didn't have enough ki left to fly, but still.