He's to his feet at once, not caring that the little creature is crawling up his legs and tunic, understanding innately why Ghost didn't bare his teeth at the thing. He catches it in his arms when the opportune moment comes, but his eyes are on Daenerys the whole time. He stares at her as if she's not real as she rushes up to him, and he takes a few steps closer to her. And then he's setting the thing on the table, and Ghost is standing up to look at Daenerys, and trying to jump on her skirts.

The moment Jon's hands are free and she's close enough, he frames her face with his hands.

"I thought you were dead." The words pour out of him. "I thought I would never see you again. I thought -- I've looked for you in every corner, on every street I've -- "

He interrupts himself to try to kiss her, without having made any real decision to do so.