Building bonds

Had Bas asked about frogs Venom would have told him the lake was indeed filled with them, but there was no doubt that he would figure that out swiftly in his time here. As soon as twilight fell the sounds of their voices would fill the air like a spring chorus. For now they had business to attend to, finishing the tour, getting him comfortable, and answering the questions that came to mind. "Well, I’d have to give you the history of Ashen for that. The most recent diplomatic tragedy was perhaps the fight I had with my own sister.” She shook her head, unwilling to delve much deeper than that, Venom still wondered if she did the right thing. Especially when she had given up the Abraxas name in the end. She had stood by her children though, that was what was most important.

Basilisk blessedly changed the subject and made Venom grin, "Absolutely. You know, I was training with your father right here when I was barely out of the den.” She remembered fondly. The time before the volcano when everything had been perfect. Her family had been together, and nothing could go wrong. A time of innocence that was stolen from her when the disaster struck. Venom was doing everything in her power now to preserve that time for her own brood.

"Venom"