let sleeping babies lie

Venom did well to keep her spirits up as she wrangled the unmanageable pups, and slowly Zee began to help more and more rather than faking participation. Eventually the little ones were contained, yipping their annoyance at the freedom taken away from them as only a newborn could. "Thank you for the help." She told her, laughing softly. "I think you'll be a great big sister if ever that time comes." Zee paused a minute to watch and appreciate the near-yearling she called a niece. It felt like just yesterday that Venom and the others were born, and now here they were growing like weeds and one day soon ready to find their own path in the empire. The knowledge that one day her own children would do the same clenched at her heart painfully, and she swallowed. "I think they'd good to take a nap now, worked out a lot of energy."