The nerves in his stomach wouldn't settle. He was on edge more often than not. The strong aroma of @Adelayde did not help any either. He was more defensive and protective of her. He made sure she was cloaked in his scent and that he marked the borders heavily. The Artemieva would be damned if he let some rogue males get the wrong idea.

Things were no different when he awoke this morning. He made his way right to the lookout. His brows were pulled together sharply as a frown tugged at the corner of his lips. There was nothing unusual, which was a good sign but that didn't release any of his stress.

The sunflower could feel how reactive her pale husband was as of late. With this sensitive season well underway, she could only imagine what could be running though his mind. As she trailed after him while he traveled closer to his normal spot upon the Lookout, her tawny tail twitching as her heat burned along her spine as mismatched eyes took in his pale form.

She could see the heavy frown that adorned his maw, but that wouldn't stop the infectious smile to appear upon hers, despite the state they were all in. Happiness always flooded her body whenever she was around the blonde Artemieva and today was no different. Approaching him with a ginger growl before taking a gentle nip of his ear and placing a kiss upon his cheek as she settled down besides him, pressing herself into his side. "Whatcha thinking about?" She asked with raised brows, her voice smooth and soft as her mismatched gaze looked into his.

He did not budge as his mate appeared, smothering him with affection. He tilted his head slightly in her direction as she nipped at his ear. The male was amazed by how she still seemed to be like a ray of sunshine. Maybe it was in the hormones of something. It wasn't like Laike was completely clueless. He was amazed by his own patience with the heat.

"Bit of everything." He admitted honestly, his tail flicking behind him softly as he moved his head to groom the thick fur on the back of her neck. A low rumble built up in the pit of his chest but he kept it soft.

After a few moments of grooming he ceased his efforts and merely settled his head on her shoulders. "How do you see our future together?" He asked, voice soft but his tones were warm as usual.

Her mate was never a man of plenty words, though she didn't mind even if she didn't know when to stop talking at times. So she didn't expect him to spill everything that he pondered upon, instead Ade received what she expected. A blunt summary of what rummaged through his head. Her smile growing as he began grooming the back of her neck, pressing her side into him a little more making sure there wasn't a hair length between them.

After a few moments of grooming, he settled his head upon her shoulders as her mismatched gaze looking out across the tundra. His question came as a surprise to her. Adelayde hadn't really though it too much as of late, so much had gone on since Laike permanently joined her at the rye. A pang of guilt shot through her at not thinking about this before hand. However, it didn't take her long to come up with something she could hope for. "Long and happy." She answered quietly as she pondered some more about what she really wanted for their future. "I can see us having our own pack together one day with our own cubs running around." A smirk crossed her lips at the thought of her own children and how much of a handful they would be.

His gentle nip send chilling shivers down her spine as she turned her own head to place a kiss anywhere on him that she could reach. She enjoyed imaging what their future would be like together, imagining her blonde mate as the father of her first children. She too thought of the life clock that slowly ticked away each day as they grew older, time slipping through their grasp. But she couldn't help but feel selfish at the thoughts running through her head. Was it too soon to think of the future of the Rye? Of her future?

The tawny woman was a loyal subject, but she also was one of passion and fire. Laike moved to see her reaction after asking when she wanted that future she hoped for to start, she couldn't help what was building inside her. Her heart flip flopping in her chest as she moved away from him slowly, her seafoam eyes looking back with an inviting gaze. She was ready to start it now, but what about him?