[Kojuro turns at the first sound of that familiar voice, as naturally as breathing. It brings with it a wave of relief - his immediate reaction on finding himself in this strange place was fear that someone had conspired to separate them again, to take him from his rightful place. Once had been enough, and the damage that had been wrought in his absence... Kojuro hadn't wanted to think of it happening a second time.

But Masamune is here, and he's known the lord of Oushuu for half his life now, knows the difference between Masamune's usual smirk and this softer one, one far more rarely spotted.]

Masamune-sama. [he bows his head in proper deference.] I apologize for my absence.