its just a lil dusty

He did so enjoy flustering her. It was so very easy and the result was... adorable. The way that she stilled, her eyes widening ever so slightly. He imagined she was thinking of just how to reply to him. The stillness between his response and her own allowed him time to observe her, to get to know her tells. He didn't like constantly comparing Bramble to her sister, but he couldn't help it in this instance. She was so very, very different from Talyssa in almost all ways.

In time, Bramble was able to respond. He watched as she used one interesting claw to lift a piece of strawberry to her lips. She asked if he was implying that he'd like to share her bed. Without missing a beat, Quill lifted a piece of strawberry to his own maw. "What hot blooded male wouldn't want to share a bed with a lovely woman such as yourself?" What? Had she expected him to deny it? Quill wasn't very courtly and his manners were very much his own. He saw no use in lying or beating around the bush. Did he want to share a bed with her? Yes. Yes he did.

Next, Quill took a drink of the mead, making a soft sound of pleasure as the honeyed brew touched his tongue. "Quite nice," he complimented the drink before handing it to the woman beside him. He'd noted just how close she'd settled herself to him. Close enough that he could feel her heat but not close enough to touch him. Well... that wouldn't do.

Quill repositioned himself, feigning pain from his injuries as he settled upon the hip closest to Bramble. This brought them closer together still and his tail flicking out as he moved, sliding to curl around her own hip and tail. He made no comment about it or any other move to even acknowledge that they were now touching. The grey and white giant simply went back to sampling the lunch that she'd gathered for them.

"speech"