phoenix in the ashes

Venom watched her fiery young daughter from the corner of her eye as they walked along together in the sand. They left pawprints behind them, Venom never thought of her paws as big, but they were massive compared to her puppy’s. They continued over the land bridge and into the shrine as she quizzed Kitsune on the island names. She was very nearly perfect and Venom tried not to chuckle at how she pronounced Nephilim. It was a difficult word for young puppies.

”Nephilim,” She corrected gently as they were very nearly on the border now. A few more steps and Kit might miss it all together. ”Otherwise, yes perfect. Good job.” She praised her lightly, partly for her performance and partly to distract her to see if she would walk over the border or catch it.