i coming bearing puppies...many puppies

Quite some time had passed since Kuroki had appeared at her borders, lamenting the fact that the two women he was with had both become pregnant by him. As far as Venom knew these would be the first of her royal grand puppies, and there weren't many days that she didn’t think about meeting them. Like a good son, she knew the prince would make his way back to Ashen with his ladies and their children in tow. The Stargazer band was always welcome within Ashen’s borders, as she highly respected Celeste and Oki would always be her baby boy.

She was also eager for them to meet her own youths, though her younger litter were already growing into their own, closing in on their yearling status. She was always surprised at how swiftly they grew. Far too quickly for a sentimental mother like herself.

The sound of Kuroki’s loud voice had no trouble reaching her, some things never changed. She smiled and shook her head before swiftly making her way to where he entered the territory. As the Empress suspected he had brought his family to meet their grandmother and get in touch with their heritage. "Prince Kuroki, Celeste..” She gave a nod to both, but her sunset eyes couldn’t be kept from the precious puppies skittering around their parent’s paws. A wide grin crept over her features. "And who are these lovely little ones?”

"Venom & Maverick"