"Then you won't mind if we speed things up a bit." She shot him a quick grin before she broke into a run, heading for the woods to weave through the trees. Hal could follow the path if he liked, but she'd put in a bit more effort in finding a more direct path, yet also a more overgrown one, to the river.

She didn't really know what it was that made her push at him so much, but he was broody and seemingly uncompromising and that part of her that was all cat wanted to bat at him and make him react. Either to her or to the situation.