Blacktail Deer Plateau With the lights down low

Fade here?

Her tone seemed to answer for her, although he did detect a trace of trepidation somewhere in there. He gave her cheek one last kiss and her ear an affectionate nibble, hoping to soothe her nerves. He could guess what she was thinking. "I'll be careful," he promised against her ear, shifting only slightly so that his body covered hers. "We can stay like this - closer to the ground. Less distance to fall," he explained, though by the teasing edge to his voice, she would probably deduce that he was not too worried about falling over.

Like Catori, Grayday had a warm feeling in the depths of his chest that told him everything was okay. He'd one some and he'd lost some, but here with Catori, the losses didn't seem so significant - and the gains...

"Budge up a little, though," he said, tickling her ribs with a few gentle pokes of his muzzle.

The gains were priceless.