"That amulet" Rumarin said eye growing wide a red tinge spreading across his face "is that what i think it is? are you? are we? I should just shut up and let you speak."

"I..I..um. I just..I wanted…" Rose stuttered out face flushing her namesake's color "We will be fighting Alduin soon and I just wanted you to...In case and….Are you interested? She blurted out the last part avoiding eye contact.

Rumarin looked down at the tiny blushing breton barely believing what he was hearing. He manage to compose himself slightly before answering "wow, you're shaking more than a naked snow bear on a glacier. Surely you're not frightened of this silly stupid elf?" He said trying to relax her, he wasn't exaggerating much when he said how much she was shaking. He had never seen her this nervous before so he quickly added "Yes I'm interested what of it?" his face flushing even more when he heard the embarrassment in his own voice.

Her glacier blue eyes flew up in surprise to meet Rumarin's golden orange ones relief radiating from her face before looking every where and anywhere else in embarrassment "I just wondered...If before we face Alduin...If…"

Rumarin reached out and grabbed her hand at her side "Rose" he said warmly a grin stretched across his face. Rose looked up at him when he grasped her hand hope lighting up her eyes. "Are you trying to ask me what I think you are?" He asked seriously before adding with a smirk " Because if you're going to shoot me in the knee I ask that you hit the left one the right already has a scar on it and I'd like them to match"

Rose smiled and laughed as she reached out and wrapped her arms around him. "Thank you Rumarin"

"You better have a healing spell ready though. I wouldn't want you to marry an idiot and a cripple." he said looking down at the crown of beautiful auburn hair hesitating for a moment before stroking it with one hand.

Rose snuggled into him feeling so relieved that this had gone well. "We should talk to Maramal before it gets too late. We are only here to get supplies and rest; we can't stay long." she stated trying to avoid thinking about what they're destination was after Riften and just bask in this happiness knowing that after all the worrying he actually cared for her too.