As if he'd lie about something as important as Lily's feelings! She bounds forward now that Kathryn is blessedly at her level, fusses into her personal space and lifts her paws to rest on her knees. Hello, friend! Hello! She likes you very much! You give her attention, which is good!

"Of course! She misses all her friends."

Perhaps not as much as Lancelot did, but she is always excited to see people she has not seen in some time. He's counting that.