glowing reflection

Venom patrolled along the border, her white gloved paws eating up the ground beneath her as she went. The weather was still deadly cold, they were hardly half way through the winter season. The young Empress pushed through the snow that covered the shrine, the white of the trees causing an unnaturally pristine environment. Peace lay thick over the landscape along with an eerie silence. Any sound emitted was swiftly muffled by the thick accumulation. Venom moved like a dark wraith through the quiet woods, days like this she felt closest to Archon’s spirit. The silence of the day and the quietness in her soul brought him to the forefront of her mind.

He was always with her, in the earth at her paws, in the atmosphere she breathed, and the water that quenched her thirst. Forever unsettled by his untimely demise he would be with her forever. Here and in her dreams. The thought comforted her, just like the silver markings that stained her coat. A constant reminder of his presence. Pale paws brought her to the shrine. The frozen surface glowed softly in the night and drew her in warmly.

Venom drew herself up on the edge of the water, settling onto her haunches in the snow. She pulled her dual toned tail to her hip and let her gaze settle on the ice before her. The light ebbed and flowed and played on her monochrome pelt. The young Empress let her eyes close and her lips were suddenly moving as she whispered a secret prayer into the night.