Meet and Greet

In true Maverick fashion, the new father had taken to his roles as sire and consort like a duck to water. With Venom's sudden loss of sight mere days before the birth of their pups, the snow and sky wolf had taken it upon himself to ensure that Venom's will was carried out throughout Ashen during the pack's move and reestablishment back in their ancestral homelands. Although his mate would constantly reassure him that she was fine, Mav knew the vulnerable position their family was in. With a brand new litter or squishy puppy nuggets and the Empress incapacitated from the birth and her new disability, he had to act as the shield that protected her whilst maintaining Ashen's position of strength and resilience. He had refused to allow outsiders to come seek an audience with the Empress until they could determine if Venom's blindness was permanent or temporary, and if it was to last how they would go about addressing it in public form. This matter, it seemed, would be brought to the forefront sooner rather than later, as a sudden call for Venom out of the blue one day alerted Maverick, his ears standing on end and a guarded glare coming over his features.

As if sensing his tension from where he lay beside her, Venom had reassured him that it was only Sirius, a close ally of theirs, and that she had invited him here to meet their children. Already the new father didn't relish the idea of a stranger coming into their home and seeing their newborn pups, but if Venom vouched for him, then Mav could at least let the other wolf come without incident. That didn't stop the dire man from rising to take a sentinel position beside his Empress, just in case. The wolf that arrived was definitely an imposing sight—equally as tall, with elongated canine fangs jutting from his maw. Maverick looked the stranger Venom greeted as Sirius over, remaining seated beside his family while offering the other man a polite nod. "Yes, welcome," he echoed Venom's sentiments in hushed tones, keen teal eyes only straying from the man to check over his sleeping pups at his beloved's belly. "Try to keep quiet. They just fell asleep a few minutes ago."

"Maverick & Venom"