They are fine. The younger has a way of taking care of himself thanks to Rider's influence and the elder...

[Diarmuid raises his hand again, drawing more attention to the ring this time. Okay, so he's going to be a little possessive...]

...has me. We are currently not contracted because I am going through a process that will allow me to regain my real powers, but as soon as those return, we will be renewing our bond.

[That is the plan anyway. He has to believe that won't change just because of this particular arrival. Waver had sworn it to him.]

However, he will be very glad to see you. You and I...we have this problem with seeing the good we do for others. Believe me, you have done him a lot of good even if you cannot see it, and I suspect he will tell you as much if you ask him about it.

[Hmm...how convenient. Diarmuid has completely failed to address who summoned him...]