twist my leg why don't you

Hattori didn’t draw any attention to her embarrassment and Venom mentally thanked him for that. Would he question her ability now that he’d seen her on her back and found her wounded on the border? He didn’t show any indication of that path, if anything he’d been more helpful than she’d have ever expected of him. Of someone in his position. She was forced to think that thought twice as he pulled her against him and held her upright until she caught herself.

Venom hid how stunned she was, maybe it was the pain meds or maybe it was how vulnerable she felt with him. Being so close like that and breathing in his musky aroma. At least she kept her balance when he pulled away from her. He was proving, quite quickly, that he would do anything that she asked. He had his price but his skills and abilities seemed boundless. As long as she could afford him, Venom had every intention on keeping him.

”My body needs rest but my mind still needs put to its paces.” She murmured back softly, the only argument she had to him. Being confined to bedrest wouldn’t do for an Empress who had an Empire to oversee. ”Two days… No wonder I’m so sore.” She spoke mostly to herself as she shook her head lightly, careful to keep from jostling her leg too much. Magenta gaze lingered on her bandaged leg, she narrowed her eyes and released a sigh softly. She wasn’t sure anyone would believe her story. ”I was in the swamp when I was attacked by one of its inhabitants. I miss stepped and fell into unstable earth. That’s when the bone broke. I got away from the creature fine.” She forced a chuckle at the last bit. It hadn’t even been the massive frog that directly caused her ailment.