all along

Venom really should have seen these lands before now. She didn’t like to think about it but middle age was right around the corner and all she knew was Ashen. An Empress should have a much better understanding of the world than her own backyard. So she went. It was kind of nice having Duchess beside her as they went. The woman was mostly quiet and didn’t press so she made exploring easy. White gloved paws continued down the green stained coast as they experienced the sparse and dying life around them.

Duchess admitted that she hadn’t been here before either. "Well, that’s one thing in common.” Venom continued onward, her sunset eyes cast around them as she looked the dead trees up and down. "I wonder if there is a connection between the unnatural green of the earth and the death around us.”

"Venom"