Neverwinter Forest through the dark of night

In all honesty, he didn't like waiting and he didn't like going through it now. Again, no winning solution. But if she had a reaction like Cupid, he didn't want that lingering above her head when there was important stuff to do. So he'd take the discomfort himself and nodded, Yeah. It'll keep.

He shifted from foot to foot for a moment before giving in and going forward and touching his nose to her cheek, Be safe, okay? Mal hadn't planned to, but she'd always been so nice to him -- he just couldn't act cool and distant to her. But he hoped that even if she did end up angry later, he hoped it wouldn't be too drastic of a gesture. He did care, after all, dammit.