<div class="floatright"><div align="center">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/thumb/0/0f/Tumblr_peecsbhDs51w10awxo1_1280.png/391px-Tumblr_peecsbhDs51w10awxo1_1280.png)<br/><strong>Nug (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=296167.msg14511406#msg14511406)</strong></div></div><br/>She glanced over at his words and returned the smile, cocking an expectant brow before pushing off the wall to lead him toward the tunnel that went to the surface.  Or, well, one of them.  As they slipped into the darker portions of the tribe's tunnels, she silently reached out to slip her hand into his, knowing he wasn't as secure in the darkness as she was.<br/><br/>She spent the short trip up and out in silence, which was hardly out of character, and once they had exited into moonlight she released Poz to stretch with a soft rowl of pleasure.  While she didn't<em>dislike</em>being underground, she certainly never made it a secret how much she preferred the surface.  Even when she had to go about with her hood up to protect from the uncomfortable light of the midday sun.<br/><br/>As the tension melted from her shoulders and she dropped her arms to gaze up at the stars, she smiled and murmured softly.  "Moon's fat tonight, so you'll be able to see just fine.  How much of a head start would you like, bunny? Count of twenty...or maybe thirty?"  Her eyes gleamed as she turned her gaze from the moon to him, a new sort of tension coiling in her muscles as she grew eager for the chase.