[His laughter joins Fíli's, exuberant and louder than her yelp or her giggles (chances are, it'll be him giving away their secret place). He doesn't get around to correcting her, though. All her squirming against him, her hipbones digging into his belly and her thigh between his legs, doesn't seem to agree with him -- or it does in the strangest way, sneaking up on him without warning just as Fíli did, and that's the problem.
It chases him from his claimed perch to draw his legs up to his chest before another part of him can jab his sister. Eyes wide and cheeks colouring, he hugs his knees, mouth open as he searches for the words to explain his behaviour.]
-- The rabbits! They're not going to cook themselves...
[When his stomach doesn't growl but roars its anticipation over the promise in his change of subject, that should make up for his stammered excuse. With any luck, Fíli didn't notice anything amiss.
Better to have her tease him for his supposed gluttony than for her to investigate.]
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It chases him from his claimed perch to draw his legs up to his chest before another part of him can jab his sister. Eyes wide and cheeks colouring, he hugs his knees, mouth open as he searches for the words to explain his behaviour.]
-- The rabbits! They're not going to cook themselves...
[When his stomach doesn't growl but roars its anticipation over the promise in his change of subject, that should make up for his stammered excuse. With any luck, Fíli didn't notice anything amiss.
Better to have her tease him for his supposed gluttony than for her to investigate.]