with a little help from my friends

She was scouting a bit further than she might normally make it, but these dangerous briars bordered her home. It was better to have a solid idea of the land than perhaps get caught by the enemy here in such dangerous lands. The bushes were almost too thick to navigate, but there were a few sparse, well worn paths through the wicked thorns.

The light was dimmed here, which was saying something with Venom exploring at such a late hour. Evening was swiftly approaching but within the thickets it could nearly be night. The Empress was far from worried about her safety here, her mind was more focused on the borders within which were full near to bursting. They had to speed up their acquisition of more land. The Empire demanded.

Venom slipped through the underbrush, sliding harmlessly past most of the grabbing branches, and finding her skin punctured with an occasional bite of the nasty plants.


"Venom"