Blacktail Deer Plateau A Stranger to This World

His ears, still flat, raised slightly in her momentarily relaxed demeanor. She seemed taken off guard by his question, which was something that he had expected. His tongue came from his mouth and licked his chops in nervousness; Kisu was not an anxious wolf in the least, but this female made something jump in him. Something he hadn't felt since his mate had been killed long ago.

"Pied--I--" He cut himself of and sighed in frustrated. His head bowed for a split second before he sat, making himself straighten his spine. Kisu refrained from covering his face with his paw. He was making a fool of himself -- born and raised a warrior, he should have been ashamed. "Pied, I have come to ask you to be my mate." He pushed the words from his mouth quickly and with false confidence. There, now it's out there.