bury the light

Now that Venom was Empress she made sure to make herself much more familiar with the lands surrounding the Empire. The woods on the other side of the Armada weren’t unknown to her, but she hadn’t spent huge amounts of time here. Her lithe form slipped through the trees quietly, Poison made his way through the canopy ahead of her, and their pace was slow enough his movements wouldn’t be taken too heavily into consideration.

The sound of claws on bark caught Venom’s attention and the girl paused mid step. Dark ears swiveled towards the noise her tongue flicked as lavender eyes sought out the source. The foliage was too thick, but her silent steps continued. Eventually she would catch a glimpse of his huge form. Between the willow leaves she was almost sure that she saw a horned mountain of a man. His fur was dark, but she could much more easily see the bright orange swathes across him. He smelled injured.

She too knew that the bark of a willow was good for pain, and coupled with her observations she deemed it more than safe to reveal herself. Venom pushed past the curtain of willow branches with slow deliberate steps. Her bright eyes flashed and her tongue flicked curiously as she was awarded with a better look at him. Immediately she was reminded of Hanko, but he didn’t smell of the Armada. Her dark lips pulled back into an amused grin, ”Self-medicating, Stranger?” Venom’s voice was deceivingly innocent as she looked him over a second time, admiring his physique along with his adornments of horn and claw.