"Did you follow me here?" Fox queried towards him, and Njal sank to a precarious laying position atop the high rocks. He was quiet at first, suddenly nervous about the topic that lingered within his mind; yes, he had followed her. He had pursued her out of a sense of care, but when the two wolves were secluded here in the lair, his mind ticked away about other things. As Njal watched Fox he did not see her - instead, her features briefly shifted to the figure of Tuwawi. The shadows played tricks, warping bits of the girl so that she resembled his wife. Yes, he had ulterior motives.
The man shrugged with a small motion of his shoulders, and then began to explain.
"I was on patrol and saw you wandering. I thought to follow for your own protection, since you are our leader now," His voice rumbled quietly, slowly, as he tried to pick out the right words to use. Njal did not want the girl to feel weak or inferior. He had only been looking out for her. "And, well.." How hesitant and silly he was being now! Was he really so afraid of asking a simple question? Given how close they had started out, he and Fox, did he really ruin everything with that stupid stunt days ago, when he brought Tuwawi in to the territory?
Perhaps now was not the time to ask. But he had started, and now he had to finish. "Tuwawi and I have been thinking about.. Building a family." He carefully outlined, and lifted his head with a glimmer of pride in his eyes; the sunlight casting him in a warm glow. Njal was tentative. "We would like to try in the spring, but only with your blessing." There, he said it. Now all he had to do was sit and hope Fox would understand their wish.