long time coming

These talks really had been a long time in coming, she had sparked an easy friendship with Artorias and he had even been given the rare chance of seeing her so vulnerable after Hattori left her. Venom did trust the man before her, and she could trust him to become a great ally to her pack. He quickly nodded to her offerings and accepted them with ease. It was a solid alliance that would benefit both packs. She chuckled as he went on further, expressing his explicit exception to being under the umbrella of the Empire. "Fear not, dear Artorias.” She joked softly. "I don’t think you hold enough Klein blood for that.” Venom offered in a rare act of humor.

"Nor should you worry about being placed in an awkward position. I would never ask for your assistance without great consideration.” She lowered her head in appreciative reverence. Her fights were her own. "Besides, I’ve already got an offer of revenge from you towards a certain koi coated man.” Not that she had any intention of striking against her ex-husband’s pack. Or any pack for that matter, there was only one that she had a true desire to strike out against. She was certain that having a particular desire for land was a righteous reason to attack another pack.

In honesty she didn’t remember the raid he spoke of, mostly because it had been a tiny affair with Hattori leading it. It was no wonder Artorias had a much more vibrant memory of it. "I would enjoy more training like that, as much as I would enjoy a visit from yourself and the Queen.” She agreed with a welcoming grin, "You are always welcome in Ashen.” She paused, another amusing joke on her tongue. "You can probably guess that one of our most bountiful resources is our fish, but that can be incredibly difficult to enjoy when it isn’t fresh.”

"Venom"