The Heartwood decorate this silence

Dash scratched in the dirt as they spoke, trying to see how far down the earth was scortched. If he could uncover any good soil, that would bode well for the future of the forest. Despite his effort, all he could find was thick, powdery ash and singed, useless dirt. Hmm. The woman was probably right, it would be a while before this land could sustain new growth. 

Well well, something had caught her eye, had it? Dash looked back up at the woman in time to catch her wink. She now had his full attention. He returned her grin, mirth sparking in his eyes. Dash made a show of looking around before asking, "Who, me?" His voice was laden with faux-surprise and amusement. 

Two coupld play at this game, and Dash loved games. He took a prowling step toward the woman, his smile morphing from silly to seductive. Like the flip of a switch, his sexy-bad-boy charm turned up to eleven. "I do have to ask..." he purred, eyes narrowing suggestively. "Do you only want me as your subordinate..?" He cleared his throat before continuing. "Or.. do you want me dominant?" 

He had meant to say the word "dominant" with a sexy growl, but he couldn't hold in his laughter any longer. The idea that he could actually, successfully seduce anyone behaving like this was just too ridiculous. His laughter was bursting out almost before he could finish the question, thouroughly destroying his attempt at a sexy/serious facade. Dash would likely never amount to anything more than a happy-go-lucky goofball, take it or leave it.