Have a Little Fun

He knew he was in trouble because he kept running, if he wasn’t at least worried about her retaliation he would have stood his ground. He was boisterous and he was daring as he teased and taunted the Empress. Every action and holler only strengthened her resolve to really show him who’s ire he had earned. Maverick taunted her and he was doing himself no favors as he called back over his shoulder. He was leading her and goading her, creating tension in the Empress. Part of her told her to stop, to leave him to go and do what he was going to do and not give him the satisfaction of the reaction he was eliciting.

The other part of her was enjoying the attention and the excitement. It wasn’t everyday she was bothered so heavily at her own border and she wouldn’t deny how amusing it had all been. From rope swinging into the water, to chasing him down now. She let him taunt her and waste his breath as he finally took a sharper turn to take him further away from the border. Venom let him go and stuck to her border while she ran parallel to him.

She raced like she had never ran before, keeping half an eye on him as he navigated the forest with acrobatic ease. The corner of her eye was always watching him, and as he began to return towards Ashen’s borders the Empress aimed to meet him halfway. She tried not to stay within field of view so that at the very last moment she could appear from the heavy forest and tackle him to the ground. White gloved arms aimed to wrap around his neck and bring them both to a tumbling halt.

"Venom"