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"I ain't waitin' for ya either," she moved towards him, but his gaze never left her figure, an honest crinkle in his eyes to know they were on similar pages. There wasn't much that would hush her up, that's for sure, and the thought made him chuckle inwardly.

"It's a straight shot back 'home. To the ridge, then we lose 'em in the trees - if they're fish brained enough to chase." He hoped it would be a straight forward in-and-out job, but with that came the unspoken risk of putting a target on their back. Nox welcomed the chaos, the casualty, but when it came to Meredith - a snort and a yawn as his haunches met the ground with a huff.

"How are ya feelin'? 'Bout all this?" The marks on his neck a bitter reminder that he was mortal, but this he revelled in. Did she feel the same?