He's tense for half a second with her arms around him and then... Dad.

"Ruby," he cries in joy, dropping both the wood and the knife from his hand as he instantly moves to scoop her fully into his embrace, wings closing around them both until they are encased in a feathered cacoon of joy.

"Ruby, my daughter, I am overjoyed to see you. Let me look at you. Let me see you..." His hands grab her face as he inspects her, checking for new injuries out of habit.