Agvald sighed and rubbed his eyes with the heel of one calloused hand, working out the fatigue and stress that collected in the creases and slightly reddened eyes. His frame stayed leant over, his elbows resting on his knees and Astrid moved forward and ran her hand along his back; tracing the spine would have been visible if Agvald wasn't wearing his jerkin. Her fingers began to wander to where she knew the scars were and eventually, one feminine hand rested on the back on his neck; feeling the tense cords of muscle and attempting to relax them with her soothing, woman's touch.
She sat behind him, so when he eventually relaxed and allowed his head to fall back, it rested in the crook of her neck and she picked the strands of blonde hair out of his eyes as he sighed heavily - not completely at ease after all...yet she should have known, she had never got him to complete unwind with her; he was simply 'wound too tight'.
"What's the matter?" She asked softly and Agvald closed his eyes whilst she preoccupied herself with his hairline. He had heard all of this before, so had she, and he knew the general outcome to these 'talks'.
"What's the matter?" He repeated in an almost dream like tone, as if he were about to go to sleep. "The matter is..." he lifted his arms back over Astrids shoulders and his fingers started to slowly undo the lacings at the back of her bodice, "that you still have your clothes on..."
She smiled at him in a good natured fashion, with a hint of mischief behind it as she allowed him to undo her lacings that kept the leather bodice on her chest. However, she suddenly withdrew herself from him, making Agvald fall back onto the bed as he lost his support and was intrigued to see why, so he turned himself around, quickly, onto his side
Astrid knelt there and shot out an arm, pulling the nord towards her where they embraced and fell back together; Agvald continuing to kiss her as his hands worked at her lacings and her hands were helping him shrug off his jerkin.
"Is that your broadsword?" Astrid smiled, breaking the kiss momentarily as they both continued to quickly alleviate each other of their clothing, "or are you just happy to see me?"
Agvald wasn't seen on his shifts or for the rest of the working day...and the rest of the bandits knew best not to disturb him. However, that didn't stop them trying to sneak a look or listen in inconspicuously whenever they passed or had the time....