Right in your own backyard

Venom knew that as her children grew there would be no keeping them confined to Ashen’s lands. They were bright and adventurous and they deserved to see the world. While Venom had mostly been occupied with learning how to rule over an empire when she was their age, such responsibility was not weighted on their young shoulders. This fact was glaringly obvious in the way her youngest brood acted. Their childhood had not been stolen from them by some great tragedy, they were free to do as they chose. Venom wondered if the lack of direction could be worse for them than the way she and her siblings had grown up.

Maybe the Empress wouldn’t ever really know, but at the least they were all responsible. They were focused on their duties even if their free time activity was where their passion lie. That was especially true with her sweet Rebel. Venom made note of the young princess as she created paw prints in the snow around the lake. The Empress found herself trailing after her daughter, giving her enough room she could ignore her mother or invite her to join.

"Venom & Maverick"