[D8LM] One Step At a Time

[Cal Arcton]

The air was cold, but it was definitely heat that Cal was feeling when they finally parted. Even as they did, he swayed briefly towards her, as though drawn back in. He grinned as he drew a shuddering breath, the expression making him look years younger.

"I was just about to say the same thing." His lips quirked. "Very promising. Gives me all sorts of extra incentives to get these Imps off the planet as quick as I can."

The smirk became a more gentle smile as he noticed her obviously chilled ear. "Here, let me." With an easy motion, he pulled off his glove, the now unclad hand coming up. It brushed back across her cheek, through her coppery locks, finding the chilled ear. "See? Warm hands are pretty nice, huh?" Indeed, his hand did seem to be radiating heat.

[Yara Suhr]

"They do have their advantages." Yara grins. "Won't stay warm for long like that, though." She covers Cal's bare hand with her gloved one, leaning her cheek against the heel of his palm.

With a slight, regretful sigh, she adds, "I suppose we had better keep moving. Or find somewhere to go in out of the wind. It's going to be twice as long flying back to Noventa City by indirect approach in case they're watching the direct route, but... from the sound of it, Leo and Tania won't be ready to move again until tomorrow. And apart from that, the only patient I'm really expecting today is your Quinn."

[Cal Arcton]

Indeed, as quickly as Cal's hand warmed Yara's ear, the wind cooled him. The glove helped. His smile grew, his eyes soft as she leaned her cheek against his hand.

"Yeah, you're right." With an only slightly wistful sigh, Cal recovered his hand, tugging the glove on once more. "Let's circle the long way back. I wanna see a bit more of the place."

As they began walking again, Cal nodded. "I'll make sure she gets there. I think she's a bit nervous..." His lips pressed together for a moment, but then he smiled. "She really is a Jedi, huh? She only told me yesterday, and I believed her, but that's not the same as really seeing her swingin' a lightsaber."