Sun Mote Copse It's your heart that you betray

Fortunately she couldn't see his concern, or she'd have had to pummel it off of his face.  She could hear it though, and it instantly made her heat defensively.  She huffed out a laugh.

Yeah, my head's almost as hard as yours, she joked, ignoring the remaining ache.  It'd be sore for a while yet, but at least it wasn't burning like initially.  But golly gee, what a gentleman!  she sniffed the rabbit, then grinned.  This means I owe you a favor, right? How about..... she turned and gave the side of his face, as best she could aim, a huge slobbery lick.  Then, cackling, she grabbed the rabbit and ran (a hell of a lot more carefully) for open ground.