Heck enjoyed the walk, it was indeed cold, but the silence was a nice change after yesterday's cacophony of emotion and violence. She led him out onto a trail that entered an old growth forest. It was a sight that he may never have seen if not for meeting this wonderful girl, and he took the time to drink it in.<br/><br/>The strange long shadows from the massive old trees cast ethereal columns of pitch black, while the bright moonlight broke through just feet away, the effect was like a slow strobe light as they walked. First Haizel would be illuminated in the perfect white moonlight and then disappear into the blackness of one of the behemoth tree's cast shadow, it was almost magical.<br/><br/>Haizel stopped walking and turned to Heck, "We can stop here. Take a rest. Talk." She sighed and watched her breath turned white in the cold. They had walked for a while before Haizel stopped them, he wondered if this wasn't some special place to her, it was particularly scenic, with giant Pleurotus mushrooms protruding in ascending spiral growths , up through the clearing's canopy.  Several large boulders were lined around, in what appeared to be the ancient markings of some forgotten druid tribe. A mild mist had formed as the temperature floated right around freezing and the snow was starting to fall again.<br/><br/>Haizel approached Heck and pushed herself into him, leaving no distance between their bodies. She maneuvered  her hands into his pockets and laced her fingers with his, enjoying the warmth they brought. "Sorry, I'm probably getting you cold now too" She laughed.<br/><br/>"That ain't the kind of 'cold' I mind too terribly much...." He said; and with her body this close to his,their heartbeats almost synchronized. He felt his head starting to pull toward her for a kiss, like a gravitational pull, he forced himself to pull away at the last second.<br/><br/>"Talk....yes....talking is good..." Heck composed himself, gently squeezing Haizel's hands as they wrapped around his, deep in his jacket's hip pockets. "Haizel...like I was saying before, I think we are both in danger...I think that<span style="font-weight: bold">us</span>just being here is a 'death sentence' to your pack. They were hunting you...for whatever reason, I was sent to take you into custody. BUT....something else happened instead.'This' happened..." Heck said, referring to the feeling he was sure they were both feeling right now. It wasn't just Heck's chest pounding, he could feel her's pounding as well. What ever force they were feeling was mutual, and he knew, she knew he felt like that too.<br/><br/>Haizel opened her mouth to say something, but Heck continued talking. He'd been put off too long as it was, he had to have his piece now, before it was too late. "...Now I'm a what the NCPHRC calls, a "Rouge Agent".....They spare no expense bringing us in....NONE.....I am privy to information that can tumble their Empire and so they will utilize every considerable asset they have to neutralize<span style="font-weight: bold">us</span>. And if we are here when they come for us, then your whole pack is gonna get slaughtered.<span style="font-weight: bold">We</span>need to leave..." He looked her right in the eyes to let her know his seriousness, but still was forced to actively control himself from not kissing her sexy pouted lips.<br/><br/>" We can't risk traveling through normal means, too many sensors detecting identity...But I have a plan...I can get us out of here, and without anyone knowing until we are long gone. But I need your help...I need you..." He dropped hush tone, pulling her head into his chest and whispering into her ear. "Can I count on you...Haizel?"