Do you believe in Ice or Fire

Kitsune was absolutely enthralled with the idea of seeing the world and the notion of adventure and exploration. He could understand; he shared the same insatiable wanderlust in his heart too. How unfortunate, he thought, that she'll be restricted by her station. As a princess, he doubted she would be given much leniency to run off on grand adventures around the world. No doubt her parents planned to marry her off to a suitor for political gain, and she'd be expected to be a wife, second to her husband, only required to bare children when he desired them and remain ruling over her lands, or his. It sounded like such a drab existence to him, and Iho found himself grateful he hadn't been a highborn wolf. At least with low status came boundless freedom. Would he be able to trade that away for anything in the world? Who knew...

Her words regarding his family sounded soft and mournful, and though they were grim, he couldn't tell her they were wrong. He saw the look of sadness in those eyes as blue as arctic glaciers, like distant galaxies swirling in the inky blackness of night. All Iho could do was offer her a warm smile and reach a daring paw forward to boldly caress the Abraxas princess' tiny cheek. "Hey now, we might be small, but we've been around for a long time. I'm sure they'll find a way to survive. We always do," he said, trying to help assuage the concern he saw in her expression.

The sun was much further towards the horizon now, and twilight began to grip the land in shades of violets and indigos. "You should probably be getting home soon, Your Highness." Not that he wanted her to leave, but because he knew the trouble that would come to her if she stayed out with him too late. Besides, it wasn't like he was going anywhere for a while!

"Kumiho"