time will tell

The Empress took in a deep breath of the clear night air as it moved past her in a gentle breeze. The night sky was glittering with millions of stars and quiet ruled over the land. She had a perfect vantage point of her kingdom here, and that of Valhalla if she were to squint just a little harder. They were clearly no threat, and the well maintained border was like a fence. Good fences made good neighbors.

As her sunset gaze scanned the horizon her senses were alight and she wasn’t surprised at the sound of tiny paws closing in on her. Having Kuroki and his family here had been such a great experience already, she knew she would be sad when the time came for them to leave. So, she would take advantage of the time she was given. She knew the stargazer band wasn’t quite as nocturnal as the Ashen pack, so she didn’t really expect to see her young granddaughter out at this time, but she wouldn’t dream of chastising her for it. Especially as she waddled up to curl in against her.

Venom smiled softly as she gazed down at the tiny child, not hesitating to lower herself the rest of the way to the ground so she could curl around her. "Good evening sweet Maki.” She returned, lowering her head to place a kiss between her little horn nubs.

"Venom"