The silver priestess padded towards home, slamon tongue handing over her jaws in a relieved look. Her nares inhaled the scents of her home, refamiliarizing herself with all that she knew and love. What she noticed first, was the weakening scent of Brother and his boy. The fae cocked her dial to the side, pondeing this but not worried in the least. Brother and his boy were both strong. Instead it was the scent of Timber that caught her attention the most. She'd fallen for the dog since the first day she arrived here. And though they both seemed to have a certain bond, nothing had come of it as of yet. Slowly the huntress padded to the porch of her home, harks perked on a look out for her family.

The departure of Brother and Tahmores came as a blow to Timber, though he scarcely showed it on his solemn face. Goodbyes were nothing new to him, though he had to remember that this one was a permanent one; at least, he hoped it would be. Death always lurked around the corner, as his entire family had found out the hard way.

Making his rounds about the perimeter of the yard, the collie's almond eyes caught sight of a very familar figure. It was one of the few sights that could encourage a wag from his ebony tail, and a smile in his usually dull eyes. It was Artemis.

This is it, Timber. You've got to make your move... He had always distanced himself from her and the others, in fear of getting too close and winding up hurt if they were killed. Well, staying away from her was not doing his heart any good. Taking in a big breath to steady his nerves, Timber padded across the yard as he made his way to the porch.

"Artemis." The collie woofed lightly, his tail still swaying gently from side to side, "Hey, I've been..." Timber looked down at the wooden planks of the deck, as if they would offer him some words of wisdom on how to finish his sentence, "...I've been thinking. We... I mean, well-" He forced himself to look up again, taking in another sturdy breath, "-I love you."

The fae let a smile set on her features as Timber's collie form came into view. Her flag waved side to side in a happy gesture, and she couldn't help but let her wolven teeth shine in a smile. when his tones met her she listened intently, surprised by his stumbling of words as they seemed to not want to form for him. It was the last phrase which caught her off balance. I love you'. Those three words had set her world on pause. It wasn't that she didn't return the feelings. On the contrary, she'd had the same feelings for a long, long time. But to hear them, finally, after so long... it was music to the doves ears. Taking a step forward, she gentle licked the side of his cheek, pausing a second to look into his orbs before nuzzling him. "Finally... I thought you'd always be afraid..." Her words were soft, and greatful. She could easily understand Timbers fear, but she was so greatful to hear him say that he loved her. So greatful indeed.

Embracing the nuzzle, Timber returned the show of effection as his emotional guard began to ease up. "Yeah, me too..." He replied in a gruff and rather sheepish reply. Truth was, his heart was still fluttering like a frantic butterfly. The collie had never been that great with words, and rarely got the opportunity to express his feelings in any other form but concern and dogged loyalty. As he let his heart command him, he found it a little easier to speak. "...you know, for a long time I've been thinking about something..." Oh great, this was it! "...and it's that, well... I guess, I'm not sure how you feel about... pups, but-" It didn't come out as he had planned it. Rather, it was not at all like he had planned it, but that was Timber. "-I mean, I like pups, and I thought - I thought, you know..." Going absolutely no where, Timber let his fumbled words die off into embarrassed silence. Too many years of running around fighting, protecting, and worrying hadn't lent well to him being a very romantic canine.

The silver fae listened to Timber, his stuttering and frantic search for words not at all strangefor her to hear. In fact she found it an endearing quality. It was when he brought up pups that a wide grin planted itself on her features. She'd always wanted pups, always wanted a family like her mothers... just not as difficult. Hearing Timber bring it up really brightened her day and without hesitation she answered, more excitment in her voice. "And you thought we'd run off together and start a family right?" She giggled at her slightly exagerated words, knowing Timber would know what she meant. "Well I'd love too" With a lick given to his cheek, Artemis padded past Timber, her plume swying as she headed to where all such things took place.