according to plan

Plague was well aware Venom and Maverick were going to be gone for a short time, but the Empress wondered if Mav had been tight lipped with her brother. Or did he know the true purpose of Mav’s digging for information? She wasn’t sure, but that was why she was seeking Plague out now. The last year had been a whirlwind of crazy, falling for Maverick and wrapping him up tightly in her life. She was actually a little nervous about telling her brother, he was so protective of her there wasn’t any certainty that he would easily give his blessing.

She also needed to give her thanks while he stepped up through her distraction of Maverick. She didn’t shirk her duties, but she did ask Plague more than she should. Being the only Daimyo he had too much weight on his shoulders. Hopefully that problem would soon resolve itself as well. For now they could celebrate together. Ashen would grow and become more powerful in the interim.

"Plague?” She asked, knocking her knuckle against the cave wall that separated Plague’s set of rooms.

"Venom"