Bearclaw Valley These words are my heart and soul

When her howl sounded in response to his, telling him she would soon reach him, his nerves flared up again. A few doubts, both of what he planned t say and how she would respond, danced around in his mind, seeming to be fully intent on driving him mad. Somehow, he managed to keep his cool and forced himself to, once again, relax. It was much easier to settle down the second time around, but still quire the task all the same. Patiently, he waited, a look of worry laced into his features nearly the entire time. Once the sound of footfalls reached his ears and the scent of his lover entered his nose, he wiped his worrisome face away and smiled at her. Seeing her tail wagging so much caused his to do the same, happy as ever to see her. It would be hard to not be happy when granted the presence of the one he loved truly and honestly. Her kisses were returned with some of his own as he licked over her forehead and then gently touched his nose to her cheek. “Hey,” he said back to her, entering a state of calmness with her so close.

So as to make sure he wouldn't back out at the last second, Kove decided to get right to the reasoning behind his calling her. He drew in a deep breath and then let it out, gathering his thoughts and voice in the process. “Scarlett, I need to talk to you about something important,” he started, then gave a shake of his head. His words made it seem as if what he had to say was a terrible thing, when, in fact, it was not. Again, he shook his head and gave her a smile, not wanting to worry her. “I promise, it isn't as bad as I might have made it sound. It's a question, actually...” The man's copper gaze wandered away for a second, but when he bought it back to her he couldn't help but wag his tail a bit more. He decided to wait for a second, to hear how she felt towards a more serious conversation. Ambushing her with a question she might not be ready to answer didn't seem too kind, and that was all he eve wanted to be towards her—kind, as well as loving and truthful.