We'll Sit and Watch the Sky Fall Down

And there it was. Kitsune leaned into his paw, closing her eyes while she basked in his touch, then asked him to stay. She wanted him to stay with her, to be a part of her life. It was a frightening new prospect to try to settle down. After spending over half his life as a vagrant, trying to become used to a routine, to a pack, that would take some getting used to. But he cared for Kitsune, and if this made her happy and was what she wanted, then he'd give it a try. He'd left home looking to make his mark in the world and he'd been so many different and unique places. Nowhere had ever given him reasons to try and put down roots until he'd arrived in Boreas.

Kitsune confirmed that she did still want to go for Chunin, for herself, and that she wanted to explore the world with him. A smile crept across Kumiho's features. It seemed like he had a partner in crime now, a travel companion for whenever he got the itch to drop sails and explore the far reaches of the continents. Boreas, Auster, maybe even beyond! "Then we'll see all of this world together, my co-captain!" he remarked with jubilation. Her next statement caused the smile to slowly droop from his face however. Meet her mother? The Empress of the entire Ashen Empire? One of the most affluent and powerful wolves on the continent? Yeah, that totally didn't unnerve the raggedy vagabond from beyond the sea. "I, er... guess I don't have much of a choice, do I?" He chuckled, but the nervousness in his voice was palpable. If he'd thought meeting a princess had been a surreal experience, what would meeting an empress be like?! "She, uh... She's not gonna try to have be imprisoned or tortured for hanging out with her underage daughter... is she?"

"Speech"