with one headlight

Deathbelle still felt a little stiff being so close, but as he accepted her embrace he pulled her into one of his own. She allowed him to hold her to his chest, and she knew that he harbored no ill will towards her as he settled back into his affectionate ways. She held him at arm's length for a long time, but she hadn’t been ready to accept him so close. Not when she had been denied for another. Still, his presence was a comfort and she easily relaxed into his inky black fur.

”For a while, perhaps.” She mused quietly as she enjoyed the distraction from her personal affairs. ”Who do you think will be my heir?” She chuckled softly, not that she had decided between the five of them. Venom was the firstborn though, and seemed the most capable out of a very capable brood. As she thought about her own heir her mind strayed to the question he asked again. Where were his heirs?