"I feel safe with you," he says honestly - and while 'safe' is not necessarily the same as 'comfortable', the meaning behind his words should be enough to reassure her. "I always have, in these woods."

His kilt is shed and he settles himself on her lap without further preamble, wrapping his arms loosely around her body as it just makes sense to do so. His heartbeat (he already 'runs' a touch fast, right now it is practically racing) is erratic and she can probably feel it in his fingertips as he touches her skin.