“Let’s grab some armor and see if we can modify it at the forge, eh?” He took my hand but stood on his own steam. “I guess it’s the only banging I’ll be doing for a while.” I stared at him in horror. Did he mean what I thought he meant? “What?” His brows shot up. “I’d fucking tear you in two like this.” We stared at each other for a long beat, and then his mouth twitched. Laughter bubbled up my throat, and then we were both laughing.
