"That's true," he said. "If not bandits, then wildlife." The thought of being set upon by wolves or spiders was enough to quash the idea of throwing caution to the wind. "There's always something, isn't there?" He had to laugh. He had never thought logistics would come into play for intimacy.

"I will make it up to you when I can." He shivered lightly at one of the nips to his lower lip, tipping his head back and to the side to offer his throat. "Hopefully, it won't be a long wait." His hand against her side wasn't idle, rubbing a slow caress from her hip up to her shoulder. One of the things that he already knew he wanted was to be able to see her while touching her, to learn her by sight and feel both.