More love than all the stars in the sky

He certainly hadn't expected for her to turn him down, but he also hadn't known if she already had plans or tasks she had to attend to so it was a relief when she easily agreed to his request for her to join him on a walk. When she questioned where they were going, he gave her a grin as he returned her kiss as well, adding in a playful wink as he replied, "It's a surprise. You'll have to wait and see." He turned back toward the canyon then, walking beside her and guiding her toward the spot he had picked out and prepared earlier in the day. He couldn't say much out of fear of giving something away or saying something dumb in his nervousness, but luckily it was such a pleasant night that as they walked along the rocky landscape in the natural beauty of this place it was easy to fall into a comfortable silence and instead just enjoy the view. His path brought them along the edge of the canyon, showing off the sweeping expanse of it ahead of them and the layers of colored rock that the exposed cliffs revealed. Eventually he brought her up to the highest point that he head been able to find and that was where his surprise for her was set up.

Under the blanket of stars at the edge of the cliffs was a blanket of furs surrounded by candles that were placed on rocks all around this secluded spot. Some of the candles had begun to burn down and were surrounded by drips and puddles of wax from the time it took him to go get Ike and bring her here, but the romantic effect was still there as they flickered and glowed with the gentle firelight. But more importantly, from this point at the northern part of the Redwater Rocks, they could see the streaks of light dancing across a portion of the sky in the distance, the various hues of the northern lights casting shades of green, blue, purple, and pink across the stars. It wasn't as close or as bright as it might have been if they were further north, but he knew she had been feeling a little uncertain about their new home so he wanted to make sure she had a good memory tied to this place... or at least he sincerely hoped it would be a good memory.

Remus brought her over to the furs and candles, giving her small glances as he went to see her reactions and to try and calm the nervous beating of his heart against his ribs. He wasn't usually one to believe in superstitions or signs, but everything felt like it was lining up so perfectly that it was hard not to think that this was really meant to be. He had noticed the northern lights here in his night time wanderings not too long ago, but he hadn't really known how to predict when they might show up again and had just hoped that he might get lucky when he brought Ike out here. He had comforted himself with the knowledge that the stars and candles would create a romantic enough atmosphere on their own, but seeing the northern lights in the distance gave him some kind of reassurance that he was doing this right and that he was giving Ike the special experience that she deserved.

"Remus & Ike"