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He had been slowly wandering closer to the cache, but when Fox indicated that she was not interested, Njal halted and turned around once again. It wasn't too far from her position so he was moving towards her again quickly, then sank back upon his haunches when he was close. Not too close though. "It is good to see you again," She commented, and Njal gave a small nod. A twitch of his mouth indicated a small smile, but the expression passed when he responded, "It is good to know you," Er, that was not correct.

"I mean, yes, see you again." His ears flicked sideways atop his head, and he gave a little huff at the verbal stumble. A silence slipped between them that Njal was slightly uncomfortable with; but he didn't say anything more. Unsure if he should speak, or perhaps invite her for more play, like the first time they had met. Now was a time for work and the idea of slacking off did perturb the man a little bit. While he thought, Njal found his eyes trailing across the healing wounds she still sported; and that gave him something else to ponder about. "Do you fight often?"