it's in your blood and it's in your making

She held onto him and what they had once been for just a fraction of a second, if she entertained it any longer there would be consequences. She pulled back from him lightly as she caught the surprise on his features. She did indeed miss him and how close he had once been. There was a time when she wouldn’t have believed how far apart they slept these days.

”Good, the Empire could use a little structure around here.” Deathbelle joked with him, a grin playing on her features. If she didn’t look to humor she might have returned to despair. This was special one on one time with her Warlord and the Empress wouldn’t ruin that. ”How is their training coming? Better than you ever imagined I’m guessing?” She lifted a pale brow, having no less great expectations of his offspring as she did for her own.