well this is embarassing

Leaning against her felt safe, warm and comfortable and Az was perfectly happy to remain in her arms and try to ignore the pain in his face. The majority of his wounds he'd let go untended out of fear of appearing weak to the wolves he might one day lead, it meant accepting some scars that might of otherwise not left a mark, but he wasn't vain enough to care how he might look. Losing an eye, that would suck. It could potentially put him out of the running for heir and eliminate his choice in accepting her position of Emperor all in one go. Still, Az found it hard to admit needing anyone's help. He pushed the line of thinking away, sighing into her fur.

His thoughts were still prone to coming out spoken against his will, and so when she mentioned Ashen making room for better stock a loud scoff of disbelief was released before he could think to stop it. "What, like Hattori?" Az's nose wrinkled, his distaste for the man clear. "You need to be careful he and his people don't steal your Empire out from beneath you. I don't trust him." The koi-wolf knew too much about Hana's keepers, showed up out of the blue so convienently with a warning. Azure hated allowing a strange man in such proximity to Venom and not being able to protect her from the potential threat.