Have to do this right

As Venom turned her attention toward him and agreed to speak with him, Remus gave her a grateful nod and smiled softly before settling onto his haunches across from her next to the glowing pool of the shrine. His already anxious and excited nerves only stirred up even more fervently as he tried to get the words he had prepared passed his lips, but he did his very best to keep himself looking calm on the outside at the very least. Even though his stomach was doing summersaults and his heart felt like it might beat right out of his chest, he at least forced himself not to fidget with the grass beneath his feet and kept his expression calm and pleasant. Would she have taken his request more seriously if she could really see how nervous this had made him? He wasn't sure, but he didn't want to look like a fool in front of the Empress either. He was here trying to sell himself as a strong, steady partner for her daughter who was someone that played a very large roll in the make up of this pack... Shifting around nervously and being unable to hold the Empress' gaze didn't really seem like the right things to be doing in this moment.

Drawing a breath to steady himself, Remus told her, "Empress, Ik- um... The princess has become an extremely important wolf to me. I care for her very much and I can't think of a greater honor than to be able to be at her side." Gods, it was getting increasingly difficult to keep this dignified composure, but he did his very best, hoping he was playing the role of the respectable suitor well enough. There was more sappy words he could say about how much he loved her, how happy she made him and how happy he hoped he made her, but in the end he knew he just had to get his question out before he completely fell to pieces. "If you will allow it and give me your blessing... I would like to ask the princess to marry me. I don't know if I am even half the man she deserves, but I can promise you I will forever be striving to be that man and be a better version of myself for her every day." He felt himself holding his breath as he waited for her response, his nerves pushing through just a bit as his tail twitched with anxious energy, silently preying that Venom would give him this chance.

"Remus Armada"