if the shoe fits

However preoccupied and busy the Empress might be she would have had to be blind not to notice all of the work that young Celeste was putting into her duties and her pack. There weren’t many who could boast such devotion, and Venom wanted to offer a more tangible piece of evidence to that fact.

The Empress made her way to the shrine that evening. Venom had a long patrol in mind, and intended to invite the young woman along with her so they might be able to talk while being productive. Keeping one’s paws moving made it difficult to focus on any anxiety, not that she wanted to make assumptions about how Celeste would react to her.

White gloved paws carried her to the glowing waters. The sun hadn’t quite touched the horizon but it was getting close when Venom tipped her head back and asked for Celeste to meet her here within the white forests.

"Venom"