Venom needed to know the territories beyond the Empire’s borders as much as she knew the land she lived within. Her svelte form slipped through the foggy woods silently, Poison preceded her in the canopy, ready to call out any kind of danger. Or moments of interest, the squirrel knew his master well enough to point her in the right direction. The young Empress followed much more slowly than what he could leap through the trees above.

Night held tightly to the forest around them, Venom had easily taken up the nocturnal tendencies of her kin. She didn’t have much pure white fur or pink skin to burn, but keeping hours the other packs did not was both advantageous and cursed. There didn’t seem to be another soul in the woods, funny considering its name. She chuckled inwardly so as not to give away her position just in case.

Eventually Poison led her to a fogless clearing with soft grasses, fireflies in the tree branches, and a picturesque crescent moon in the sky. Venom smirked at the squirrel and shook her head in amusement as she took to the center of the clearing to admire the clarity within the night sky.

The night time was intended to be enjoyed, either in beautify sleep, or fun. She hadn’t stumbled across another delicious gathering since the beach party, but she still held out hope for night time antics. This forest… with the mist that began on the forest floor, and the lush green vines that grew upon dark branches. It was picturesque in a way that might offend the fainthearted. A small bug light with internal light, like a little flame darted past her. She watched it with her eyes in fascination. It darted further away, and she found herself uncoiling her large frame, and moving slowly after the creature. One step, another. It landed upon a small blooming flower, and then it was away again. The young fighter grinned freely, and followed it further, as it led her to a tree filled with its kind. The light like a small bonfire lighting up the night air. It was brighter than the crescent moon that hung somewhere above her. It lit upon the dark/silver girl that was, quite suddenly, before her. Lorikeet’s smile grew slowly brighter, blossoming like a flower to the sun. “Hello, gorgeous, what brings you out into the night?” "Talk" "Listen" Think

Venom’s bright eyes lingered up at the night’s sky, her mind easily wandering to her father whenever she looked up to the stars. Surely he was up there, looking down on her as she made her way to power. She knew she was making him proud, she could see it in her sister’s eyes, and hear it in Obi’s words. Venom had made it to the first of her lofty goals, and hopefully Archon would continue to guide her as much as those important influences still in her life. Sirius had taken up Archon’s role after he’d been killed. Venom wouldn’t be the same wolf she was now without him.

Her attention was distracted by the other presence in the clearing. Lilac and rose eyes turned towards the brilliant colored woman. She was taller than Venom, and for a moment reminded her of her Warlord’s children. Mostly though, Venom was thrown off guard at the greeting she was offered. Gorgeous was not a word that the girl would describe herself as nor had anyone ever declared her as such before. Strong, capable, frightening even, but never gorgeous. The young Empress wasn’t sure what to make of it, and instead let the compliment roll down her back.

”The night is my home,” she returned softly, eyeing the woman up and down unabashedly, still uncertain how to react. ”I belong in its embrace, and you?” She returned the question with the hint of a classic Klein smirk.

“Ohhh, that’s a romantic line ‘I belong in its embrace’

Keetie applauded her as she came a little closer. The forked-tongue black beauty did not seem to mind her presence. In fact, her eyes strayed without hesitation, and Lorikeet grinned, turning her walk into something more sultry. Giving the admirer something to see. As long as Venom showed no disinterest, the Aracari took it as an invitation. Stopping when she was close enough that - if she desired to - she could reach out and boop the other girl on the snout.

“The night is not my home, I'm just a stranger, seeking out its whispers as I ask it to tell me all its secrets.”

Lorikeet responded, her eyes dancing as she took another step - this time to the side, then another, slowly walking around Venom. Admiring the woman for all she was worth. As she passed by her, her tail flicked at the stripes on her legs, she admired - without touching - the quills that lay behind her scruff, and she watched with interest the other girls reaction to her.

"Speech"

Venom really was taken aback by this she wolf, she was like nothing the young Empress had ever dealt with before. She hid her uncertainty in a guise of interest as the blue marked star child strode forward. Venom didn’t flinch as the woman stopped close, her dual toned eyes bright in Venom’s vision and her pleasant aroma wafting to her nose. Thee Abraxas girl’s rose eyes widened only slightly at her proximity, but was given no indication she might be attacked. There was too much intrigue in those bright eyes.

Dual toned tail swayed at her hips, the only hint to her trepidation as Lorikeet began to circle the Empress appreciatively. Apparently she was not a creature of the night as Venom was, but she wanted to welcome her here with open arms. Venom could admit deeply to herself that she felt the pull of attraction, but it was only a distraction in her life so far. She’d spent too much time already in love’s tangled web and she refused to end up like her mother had.

Venom’s eyes followed this strange alluring woman, partially of the odd interest building in her chest but also of her natural tendency to be cautious. ”Have you heard it’s voice then?” She went on cryptically, curious where this unusual night would lead her.

Perhaps the summer and her heat added to Keeties seductive nature, but she badly desired the taste of this strange wolf. She finished a full circle around the wolf, and stopped before her once more. Leaning forward, so her face was close to that of Venom’s. Her smile was gentle, and her melodic voice light as she answered.

“I believe now that I have, dear one. Are you not an extension of the night?”

she teased, her tail saying gently behind her in delight.

She pulled a few steps away from Venom, but only to reach down in a flower patch she spied by their legs, grabbing a shining white bloom between her teeth. She plucked it free, and presented it to Venom, holding it still in her maw.

“As the night, what secrets would you tell me, night-flower?”

she wondered, her curiosity a light, delighted thing.

"Speech"

The Empress remained as still as possible, not even flicking her forked tongue in anticipation as the sky touched she wolf danced around her with an alluring flare. Her eyes watched, the girl arriving full circle as she leaned in close to Venom’s features. She was impressive to say the least, and it was safe to say Venom’s attention was capture wholley. Like two flighty does the young women played in the moonlight. ”Perhaps.” The girl answered cryptically as the other girl stepped back.

Venom’s light brows perked and she shifted her weight as she watched the woman retrieve the bloom, which could have easily been stepped on by either of them. An unexpected grin brightened her features as Venom daringly took the flower from the temptress’ lips and carefully aimed to tuck it against her ear. Satisfied with her work, Venom’s gem like gaze returned to the woman’s dual toned eyes.

”That depends on what you want to know, secret seeker.”