Soft snow crunched quietly under the weight of Vesper's paws as he traversed the outskirts of his kingdom, tips of his charcoal dusted fur shining under the warming rays of sunlight that shone down through the patchy cloud cover above. Luckily these types of clouds held no promise of more snow, just alternating intervals of light and dark that the man was silently glad for granted the current task he had in mind. Bombarding snow and constant darkness would make searching for something worthy of presenting to Namid in hopes of brightening her day just a little bit that much more difficult and the Vuesain would be damned if he let the weather stop him from making his mate happy again. 

Golden irises kept their gaze focused on the snow blanketed ground ahead, a small grouping of close-knit pines catching the man's eye enough to investigate further. Once enough distance was covered he noticed a cluster of scattered pine cones all around their trunks, the man's head tilting curiously as an idea struck. Winter had come and made quick work of killing off the flowers that grew around these parts most of the year, but perhaps he could use these pine cones to make a different type of bouquet for his darling wife. In their own way the snow frosted pine cones held their own wintry beauty in comparison to the blooming flowers of Spring and Summer as the patriarch watched them glisten in the soft sunlight, deeming them in that moment a hopefully fitting gift to lift the spirits of his downtrodden queen.

Lowering his head, Vespertio parted his jaws to gather a few of the said items into his mouth, a small grimace crossing over his handsome facial features in response to the off taste that his taste buds were greeted with. This is for her. This is for her. He chanted silently in his mind like a mantra to keep his stomach from expelling his breakfast prematurely while making haste to cross the distance between where he was and wherever his love had gotten to since the first light of dawn should she have decided to venture past the threshold of the communal den today. Something he always advised the silvery woman to do, encouraging her to get a breath of fresh air. 

Whatever plans Vesper had in surprising his wife with a wintry bouquet of snow dusted pine cones; now just regular pine cones since the heat of his breath melted the light layer of snow in no time, to raise her spirits were lost the moment the familiar silhouette of his mate came into view long before his nose could pick up on her perfume due to the aromatic properties of the large seeds leaving his nose blind to all other scents. Immediately the man's tail rose to sway above the curve of his rump as he relished the touch of @Namids snout along his cheek before a small lick was applied to his ear. A pleasant rumble sounded deep within his chest in response before the lakeside patriarch lowered his head to place the gathered items gingerly beside the rabbit carcass the silvered woman had managed to catch for herself after she gave them a curious inspection. 

"Hello, gorgeous." He greeted warmly, angling his head to run the length of his snout along her scruff before offering the tip of her nearest ear a gentle nip, the beat of his tail increasing in strength while a sheepish grin tugged back the corner of his dark painted lips. "I wanted to surprise you with something to make you smile so I went out and tried to get you a bouquet of flowers. Apparently my mind forgot that flowers don't grow in the snow so I had to settle with pine cones." He admitted, a light laugh following his words before another affection run of his muzzle traced the side of her cheek. "I hope it worked." He continued, letting the molten gold hue of his eyes lock onto the mismatched gaze of his wife. All the man wanted to do was make his wife happy again and if that meant gathering pine cones like some overgrown squirrel then so be it.

A mental note was taken of the tiredness that still lurked within the corners of his lover's gaze, but for the most part her gaze was filled with the fiery light he remembered so well and that alone was enough to widen the smile that tugged at his inky lips. Relief soon washing over the tawny man when her words that his goal had been a success today filled his ears and soothed his worry. "I'm glad to hear that, my love." He cooed, nuzzling the point of his coal black nose against her cheek once more before catching the subtle shift in her demeanor.

Molten gold irises watched closely as she moved his gift and the hare she had caught earlier toward the base of a near by tree, tucking them safely into the hollow of the tree before making her way back toward him to run the length of her side against his own. Immediately a low growl sounded within the depth of his chest and an electric spark hummed throughout his body at the close proximity only she could evoke within him. Adjusting his head to follow her movements not once did he let her slip from his line of sight, an ear pivoting toward her direction once she came full circle and lowered her frame into a play bow.

The bark that followed suit inviting the man to join her for some much needed play time happily accepted as his own body lowered to mirror her own, a couple barks of his own escaping his lips while the charcoal dusted banner at his raised rump was sent into a whirlwind of high speed wags. Shortly after he lunged forward to try and catch Namid off guard by his sudden movement, attempting to clamp his jaws playfully around one of her upright ears to give it a good tug.