He laughs lightly at that, and disentangles one of his arms from around her waist to absently stroke down his beard.

"That doesn't sound like you're complaining..." He adds, equally playful. Huh. She WASN'T complaining, was she? And he's noticed that she hasn't slapped him yet, either. He brushes her hair out of her eyes.

"And I know those bears are out of sight, but... I think I just might want to stay here a little longer."