Qeya River šest

You w-? He blurted. With the sunlight in her eyes, her irises shone like fresh flower petals. It was the look of a woman who had said yes, not no. Oh, He breathed, when he realized she hadn’t shot him down. He swallowed hard, and felt all the connective bits in his knees turn to jelly. He wavered lightly, but kept himself seated. 

A small, shy smile made its way to his face. He felt simultaneously pleased, relieved, and also a little bit mortified. All, he told himself, were likely normal emotions to experience when going through a drastic life change- but the little bit of pure apprehension bothered him a bit.

And what now?

Uhhhhhhhh, He cleared his throat. From his own culture, he knew what typically happened after two wolves agreed to be mates- but the thought of suggesting such a thing caused him to blush. 

Uhm; well, now I think we should go to see, uh, Sun Eater, He said. Make sure we’re married, in his eyes.