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At the mention of the food, Cael pulled his forehead from Marshall's to glance back towards the beach but made no other motion to move and neither did Marshall. They stayed like that for perhaps another thirty seconds before Cael made the first move of releasing Marshall. "We should head back then," he spoke, though one hand lingered on the taller man's shoulder. "It would be a shame if all your teachings ended in a failed meal." He offered a smile before letting his hand drop to take Marshall's hand in his and begin walking back towards the beach, perhaps not quite ready to let go of the human after getting a chance to be so close. It was a novel feeling, being so close to a human and wanting to stay close to them like that, but it felt like it made him warmer and lighter than usual and he liked that a lot.