my frosty toes

In the days that followed their midnight rendezvous, Romulus and Lillith had grown closer than ever before. The two wolves, inseparable as they'd been before, were now attached at the hip almost all day every day. If it hadn't been obvious that the two were courting one another before, there could be no doubt of it now. As their relationship progressed, so too did the seasons, late fall giving way to early winter. But where Roman had expected frost and chill and snow, the days only seemed to get warmer and sunnier. He was baffled, perplexed by this strange phenomenon. Where was the snow? Where was winter? This felt more like what he knew summer to be like! Had the world gone screwy again?

That was how he and Lillith found themselves making their way up the coast towards the northern continent of Boreas. It wasn't a long trip, but even he could see how drained Lil was getting as they crossed the Bïfrost. The silver-furred young man made a mental note to let her rest once they got to where they were going. The further north they went, the colder the air got, until finally they crossed into the fjord and saw a light dusting of snow, with thick, heavy snowflakes falling from a dense gray sky. A cold wind rippled through his fur, the first real taste of a familiar winter. Roman grinned, recognizing the cold of his birth season.

"Now there's the winter I know!" said Romulus with excited eyes. He glanced down to Lillith's beautiful features, catching her already staring up at him with those big ruby eyes that made his heart do somersaults. Gods, she really was so pretty, especially now against a pure white backdrop that emphasized every shifting tone in her ivory and silver fur. She commented on how pretty the snow was, but also how cold it was too. As soon as she shivered, Roman was leaning his bulkier form into hers, letting her absorb some of his body heat. "It is beautiful... We should start warming you up then." Craning his neck down, Roman first placed a little kiss to Lil's forehead to get her to look up, then captured her lips in a soft kiss for a few blissful seconds. This far away from the castle and her father, he didn't feel the need to hide his affections with her, letting himself be a little bold with the Adravendi girl.

Smiling to himself, Roman continued to walk through the snow with Lillith by his side, large paws crunching the fresh powder beneath heavy pads and leaving two identical trails where they walked. He fully intended on getting her into a spar while they were up here, but for right now, he was just happy to spend time with her exploring the wintery world. "What's your middle name, Lil?" he asked while they walked, turning curious silver eyes to her. "I wanna know everything about you. Every detail of who you are. Your full name, your favorite color, your favorite foods and flowers, everything!"

"Speech"