[ He fights a grin and is mostly successful. He doesn't want to risk her thinking that he's mocking her. He is quiet a moment after she laces her fingers through his, something shifting within him at that little gesture. He looks back up to her face, that hint of mischief still dancing behind his eyes. ]

I was just curious. If they brought us here because they need... the energy from intimacy.

[ That was the explanation he got, anyway. And he covers the momentary pang of terror at the thought that maybe they told her something wildly different, and now he just seems insane. ]

And you are such a planner, I was wondering what your plan is to satisfy them.