"The night?" He smiled gently at her, surely she hadn't just noticed how entirely different the looked. He was covered in silvers, whites and blacks, his eyes a cold platinum silver while she, she was the total opposite. The light of his life. She smiled at him, affection visible in her expression. "I suppose you could be the night, moon of my life." He tilted his head and leaned over to kiss her on the cheek. "And you, you are the light of my life." he responded softly.
He made a sound, similar to a purr as she leaned over to nibble at the base of his ear. He was glad that she liked the territory so far, at least she wasn't going anywhere just yet. He nodded slowly as she spoke about herbs and medicine but he stiffened when she mentioned the den for the pack, the one that they had planned with Bazi when they were still Creek members. He noticed her swallow and moved to press his flank against her comfortingly.
"Good idea, do you want me to help you find the herbs?" he asked her, "We'll do our best about the den for the winter," he murmured softly but froze for a moment when she said her next sentence. "And I'll find my own spot for a whelping burrow nearer that time." He relaxed a moment later, touching his nose to her cheek. "Soon, my love." they weren't yet official mates but to the young outrider, that was enough for now.