<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/tcy1ck7.jpg)</div><strong>"Don't feel so bad, Dan."</strong>Bunny said, patting his shoulder,<strong>"I haven't had Phu yet either.  Maybe I'll try some next time I'm in town."</strong><br/><br/>Close as he was, Dan could hear the long, low sigh pass from Bunny's lips as his hand traced the lines of her body.  The suit was smooth to the touch, his hand able to glide easily over her, but it was also thin enough to be warm from her body heat.  He could feel his fingers dig in along the softer curves of her body, the way she relaxed under his touch.<br/><br/>For all her smiles, Bunny was still a little rattled from the fight on the road.  She was diving into the social gathering because getting wrapped up in the energy of others let her distract herself from the near miss.  Similarly, the feeling of Dan's touch helped to soothe her nerves.<br/><br/><strong>"Well,"</strong>she interjected as silence descended upon the table,<strong>"Are we bringing any materials back to base?  I doubt the lieutenant will take us back using the same route we used to get here either way, it'll probably be okay."</strong><br/><br/>She glanced over at Dan as his fingers lightly began to stroke along the curve of her hip, meeting his eyes as he seemed to silently as her for permission.  A light flush colored her cheek, glancing between Dan and the rest of the troops around the table, and back again as if to ask "In front of everyone!?"  Still, she didn't shake her head, or reach to stop his hand.<br/><br/><strong>"I mean, word has to travel, and then anyone looking to annex the territory will want to send scouts to determine how many forces they'll need to commit from other territories before they move in.  We should be able to avoid any skirmishes between bandit clans, so long as we push through the night and get all the way back to base."</strong>she paused a moment<strong>"Right?"</strong>