Ravensblood Forest Misery, misery is the venom in my brain

For @Violante.

Ever since the births of the pups, Noir had been very busy. She had tended to the mothers, tended to the young, hunted, watched the children as they grew... and now, they were close to being grown. Noir sought out the Vicera for the first time in a long while. She was resting, but she summoned Noir in all the same.

"Mistress," her breathy words were but a whisper. "I have been doing some thinking... your children are growing swiftly, and soon they will not need to be overseen. I have little to do as of late... I wish for another task."