It was almost a shock that he had arrived late; Pan seldom did such a thing, after all. In their time together, she had noticed several things about him and his punctuality had always been one of them. How many times had he chastised their very Queen for any kind of lateness? It made her smile gently to herself, the subtlest of eye rolls present as she found her eyes on him. Their first daughter had already settled in nicely and it gave Niviaq the time to absorb his presence. Though she had never come to understand the idea of an imprint entirely, there was no denying its palpable effects. With him there, even the pain seemed less.

Eventually, though, she had fallen into the grueling routine of birthing. Each child came and with it, she grew wearier; she did, of course, manage a quiet laughter at Pan's surprise as their third born son arrived to greet them. It was his closeness, though, that had surprised her the most and not the fourth child. If she had been able to flush pink with blushing then she may have but rather, she turned away shyly, burying her muzzle into the warm bundle of children as he investigated them.

"I - thank you, I think. Scientifically so? Perhaps that is a conversation we need to have, indeed!"

It was the least she could do to stop herself from being flustered, his own form of affection one that had been both unusual and yet so very flattering from the very first time they had met.

She grinned widely at his suggested names, nudging the recipients gently as if to alert them of this revelation. They squirmed, of course, in protest, crying out and yet, she took it to be a good thing. They must have been good names.

"They're perfect, just like the children themselves. As for me? It feels... normal, though perhaps I feel a little more nauseous than last time. That could be from the size of the litter, of course. With so many pressing against anything... it's amazing what our bodies can do, truly."

She grinned, perhaps a little wearily, once more as she settled her head back atop her paws. For some time, she remained in silence, seemingly in deep thought as she stared up at him. He seemed in such awe. It was unlike anything she had seen before and for a moment, she could not help but think of how truly beautiful he was. He had never wronged her, that she knew, and he had done his best to support every part of his life - she and their children included. She uttered the words under her breath almost, breathed out as the thought escaped her tiredly.

"You... truly are amazing, Pan. More than you know."

It could not be helped. She had thought so much for so long and now, it simply felt right to express it. Here, where they were together once more.