More love than all the stars in the sky

Remus had been doing his very best impression of playing it cool and pretending like nothing was up for the last several days while he waited for just the right moment to finally put his plan into action. It had been far longer than he had intended for it to be after he asked Venom for her permission, but with the huge move the pack made and Ike's new siblings coming into the world he wanted to wait so this moment wouldn't be a distraction from anything else–or be overshadowed by anything either. Even though he had asked the Empress for permission to propose to her daughter and even though he had spent nearly every day with Ike since agreeing to join Ashen to be with her it still didn't really sink in that he was actually going to do this until he finally settled on a plan. Once the idea settled in his head it was all he could think about and it was all he could really do to keep his nerves from showing.

He spent a lot of time watching the weather in their new home and following the patterns to predict when the perfect night would be to put his plan into action, anxious to finally do this, but refusing to compromise on what he hoped would be a moment they could look back on for the rest of their lives. He desperately wished his brother was here to discuss it with or really anyone that he could bounce ideas off of without worrying that they might accidentally let something slip to Ike, but in the end he had to just trust that he knew Ike well enough to know what she would like and what would be special for them. It was nerve wracking, but oh so exciting, and finally he felt like the time was just right. The night was crystal clear with not a cloud in the sky and if he predicted the up coming weather correctly, which he was confident he had, then it would remain that way well into the night and into the early morning. The night was cool, but not unpleasant, and that was exactly what he had been waiting for.

Darkness had settled over Ashen's lands maybe an hour or two before so there was still plenty of night ahead of them as Remus went to find Ike, waiting patiently for her near her family's palace. He had to take a steadying breath as soon as he saw her, but played it off easily, giving her a warm smile as he approached her to give her cheek an affectionate kiss. "I found something I want to show you out by the canyon. Take a walk with me?"

"Remus & Ike"