*The night before, Drakmere had tried to finish Solaria's shopping list.....She had found him in the Market, which made him happy but.....He had made what was probably the world's worst proposal of all time, and through the night, he thought to make it up to her.

Her bedchambers.....THEIR bed chambers, he corrected himself, were decorated with rose petals of different shades, the room itself filled with their fragrance. He had managed to slip the bracelet/ring off of her while she slept, and he held it now, in eager anticipation, his heart thundering in his chest. He was just waiting for her to come back from her walk. He planned to make things right, even if his heart was in his throat.*

*When Solaria appeared in the room, his heart began to beat so hard, he was afraid she could hear it. He took a deep breath, smiling as he held up the bracelet/ring he had gotten her for the engagement.*

"Solaria, my dear, I messed up, in the marketplace. I wanted to ask you to be my mate, and I gave you one of the worst proposals that has probably ever been given.

I am.....WAS a thief. That is how we came to be together, my mother punishing me to be your assistant. I resented her for it, resented you for it, in the beginning. But spending time with you......It changed how I thought, it changed ME.

I know it hasn't been long, but I....I love you, Solaria. I feel it in my heart that we were meant to be together." *Here, he sat on his haunches, the bracelet and ring were held in his paws.*

"Will you take me, Solaria, as your mate? I know not how good of a father to the egg I will be, but I give you my solemn vow that I will always be at your side, to protect and to provide for you, and your.....OUR child."