"I'll man the turret on Nari's ride," James volunteered.
"The hell you will!" Skye disagreed.
"Now is not the time, Skye!" James snapped back. "We have to get moving, and fast! The more we argue here, the more chance we have at getting engaged by raiders or more Huns!" He stepped close to Skye. "I know this is the first time in the last two--" He paused, corrected himself, and continued, "I know this is the first time in a long time you've seen me alive - I know you don't want to lose me again. But you won't - not this time." He unexpectedly planted a brief, but lingering, kiss on Skye's lips, then jumped into Nari's Humvee. Skye stood for only a moment before getting in the other Humvee with Blaine.