Here the world's align

The voice that called out at the border wasn’t one that Venom expected to hear. The man her mother had been with, albeit briefly, wasn’t a face that the young Empress expected to see again. Despite the curiosity Venom limped her way to where he waited on her. The shrine was like the front gates to the pack, no one made the trip to the islands first, but that was not really a complaint in Venom’s mind. She hid the slight limp as best she could, though it wouldn’t leave until she had healed fully.

Bright sunset eyes took in the man in question, but she didn’t shoo him away nor welcome him with open arms. She remained stoic, erring on the side of curious. ”Lament,” she greeted easily enough, her delicate features tilting slightly with curiosity. ”I’m curious why you have summoned me today.”