What Navia had to say about her ability to better cope with the heat, was clearly true. Théadan remembered seeing how she had suffered far more in the cold than him, despite the thick layers of clothing she had been wearing. The stark differences in temperature between their two countries, seemed to make it tough to find a happy middle ground where they were both comfortable. She pointed out the difference in their clothing, the Khluri clothes were certainly better suited to the heat of Khlurios, at some point, as the days grew hotter, Théadan had to acknowledge he would have to make a change in the clothes he was so accustomed to wearing, or he would eventually burn up under the sun. His boots was one of the clothes that he had not changed, they were the same ones he had trudged through Mes'Mo'Tan in, the black tanned hides were boiling beneath the sun.<br/><br/>Navia teased a little, her suggestion for him to remove his shirt was serious, as it would likely help, but she knowingly flashed him a smile that tried to feign her innocence when Théadan knew perfectly well some of the pleasure she would take in seeing him topless for a while. She was quickly baiting him into chasing after her, before he could get a reply in. Both she and Wyndagar went racing towards the treeline, leaving Théadan to take a moment just to remember what the Khluri command was to make Vari run. They never had a chance of catching up to Wyndagar, but Vari still got them to the treeline in good time, where the effect of the shade was instant, the cooler air blessed relief for Théadan as he let out a contented sigh, while slowing Vari down to ride alongside Wyndagar and Navia once more.<br/><br/>The trees were even taller up close, wrapped in vines with life filling the branches. Bird calls, and bugs all chirped merrily in the jungle, with the added calls of other creatures hidden beneath foliage, or swinging high up above them. The amount of life that could fit into one small condensed area was truly staggering for Théadan, his eyes were still taking the sight in when Navia pulled them back to 'the pineapple agreement.' She reminded him of the specifics of the agreement they had made, before quipping how sticky it sounded. He chuckled a little at it, but he gave a shrug, not minding too much that they would get sticky. The reward would be well worth the temporary inconvenience in his mind. "I suppose we'll just have to wash ourselves clean afterwards." He stated simply. The pineapple was an extremely juicy fruit, Théadan could remember biting into it the first time, causing the juices to trickle down his skin and into his under shirt. The explosion of flavour was delicious, but having to wash the stains from his top was not quite as fun, nor were the flies that came buzzing, lured by the scent of something sweet.<br/><br/>Théadan felt cool enough in the shade to not need to remove his shirt, but the boots were roasting his feet, so he did take the opportunity to remove each shoe, tie the laces together and hang them over Vari's back while his toes breathed fresh air. After a brief appreciative sigh, he turned his attention back on Navia. "I'm not just supposed to make love to you under the sun though, am I." Théadan pointed out, recalling the rest of the deal they had made, and what Navia had asked from him. "I have to bring you somewhere warm first, and where we can swim." He grinned brightly, feeling thoroughly pleased that they were already well on their way to fulfilling the wish Navia had made that night during he blizzard. "So I've already done some of what you wished for, and I'm quite sure the rest of it could well be done before the day is done." That Navia's wish was fairly straight forward to fulfill now made it easy for Théadan to relax and think of his own wish. His eyes scrutinizing his lover suspiciously for a moment. "I hope you have something hidden away in all those clothes of yours that is particularly revealing." His eyes did then wander the current dress Navia wore with an appreciative gaze. He moved Vari a little close to Wyndagar, close enough for him to reach across and touch her bare bronze back. "Though this does a pretty good job in revealing other areas of your beauty."<br/><br/>His smile quickly faded however when a stick hit against his thigh. "Ow, hey!" He looked up to see where it had came from, and spotted the swinging monkeys high above, one giving them a passing hoot at it shook a branch it was hanging on to. "Those things are rude."