Resupplying for the road ahead

We ready up and head out the markets, the bustling streets filled with vendors and stalls, Quinara moves with grace darting through the crowd with ease despite the fact that she was head and shoulders above most people. I am not as graceful falling behind her but thankfully her height means I never lose her, I catch up to her at a smoked meat stand, stocking up on cured meats, "isn't that a lot?" I ask as she pays for a few smoked sausages, a cured pork loin and plenty of mutton jerky. Quinara turns to me "yeah but cured food won't expire as quickly, it's good for travel",
"Yeah I know but that's a lot of meat" I state plainly, Quinara leans in and whispers in my ear "you wouldn't deny a lady some meat would you" her voice a soft purr, my pants begin to tighten and my face goes red "I-I-I". Quinara chuckles, "I don't think I'll ever get tired of that" she says taking off to visit other stalls.

We spend the day together, getting supplies for our journey stocking up on food, and seeing as we had enough money from my past we get new boots and some more clothes. Quinara helps me pick out practical and functional gear highlighting exactly what I should be looking for in my equipment, as we're heading back with our new gear and bags filled with food I see out of the corner of my eye an elf at fine liquor stall. I take a second to carefully slink away from Quinara while she isn't looking and approaching the Elven salesmen, he spots me and seeing my arms filled with bags he gives a sharp smile, "big spender today are we?" He asks as I come to his stall dropping my bags while I browse his wares "yeah...." I look at his options and quickly realise I have no idea what's really good "I uh... What would you recommend for a special lady?" I ask him he ponders for a second "well for a refined and classy lady we have some of the finest wines you'll find in Corviet" now I appreciate his thought but that really wasn't Quinara, I had never seen her drink wine and while I'm sure she would appreciate the sentiment I wanted to get her something she would truly like. "U-um have you got something for someone a bit more fiery?" I suggest trying to guide him more towards Quinara's tastes, he gives a nod then pulls out two bottles on filled with an light amber liquid and the other filled with a black liquid, "what are you thinking whiskey or rum?" I give a thought rum definitely gave me pirate vibes so I decide "whiskey" I tell him he nods putting away the black liquid bottle, "is there only one whiskey?" I ask wondering if I had more options, he laughs "no no there's a few but something tells me you don't know what you're after",
"just give me the most expensive", his eyebrows raise almost like he didn't believe I had the coin but he wasn't about to deny a good sale like this "this is Wyvern whiskey" he says producing a large bottle of a rich amber fluid "burns like nothing your lady will have ever tried, but the taste is something else, refined, powerful... And it will only set you back twenty gold pieces".

I begin heading back to our tavern, now with a bottle of the finest whiskey I could buy in my bag, "I hope she likes it" I say to myself hurrying to catch up to her. Once I make my way to her she turns "you planning on repeating last night?" She asks
"W-what?" I stammer wondering what she is implying,
"you stopping to buy **** runt" she explains, revealing that I wasn't actually able to sneak away, "y-you knew?"
Quinara laughs "well last time you wandered off you almost drowned and got us both killed" she says reminding me of my mistake in the woods, "you think I'm not gonna keep tabs on you?" She asks me turning and continuing our journey back to the tavern.
"Y-yeah I guess that makes sense" I say following behind her.

We make our way back and drop off our new gear, "so what did you get yourself runt?" she asks me as she sets down her bags, "w-well actually it's for you" I say pulling the whiskey out and presenting it to her "for me??" Quinara says her eyes going wide, stunned by the gesture "yeah it's for you, I hope you like it" I say handing her the bottle. "You got me a gift? What for?" She asks almost suspicious of my motives, "no reason, I just saw the stall and thought you would appreciate it".
"Wow.... No ones ever given me a gift just because" she states plainly, a statement that gives me a twinge of sadness that she had never experienced such a basic act of kindness. "I should get you something" Quinara says her mind clearly thinking about what she could get me "no no, you don't have to I just wanted to get you something" I say honestly. I wasn't doing this to get something in return I just wanted to do something nice for her.

"Ack" I **** out as the wind is crushed from me by a powerful hug, I had barely had time to react with how quickly she was on me constricting me in her powerful arms. "Thank you runt" she says not letting up
"your welcome" I hack out as more air is squeezed from me, Quinara loosens her grips and I take a deep breath, "sorry if I got a bit forceful runt" she jokes slapping me on the back, gods she was strong and while I loved her for it my back was stinging and my breathing was slightly laboured from her actions.