Venx, the violent family bug
Since CV woke me up hehe, I thought I should give a fun little lore dump I always imagined. In prison, Venx still holds Asto's dream of the bandits receiving fair treatment and a place among the kingdoms as a waste of time and power. If given the chance to back in time, he'd probably do his crime again to try and make his boys the reigning power of all Bugaria. But if there's anything stopping him, it's his troop. He loves his banditos, he loves the boss when he was a no nonsense marauder. Ultimately, he doesn't want to hurt them if he could. Grash's injury was not intentional, and he wavered in his conviction in that moment.
Also for Venx, Asto's eye for an eye mentality is reasonable and he is a strict believer in that sense. Isau's treatment of his wounds and those of his fellow bandits earned his respect for her. So for instance, if Asto asked him for any help with his ideal dream, he'd get the equivalent of the middle finger as a response along with the indescribable scribbles of a cricket who made and drank prison hooch out of smuggled berries.
But instead, if Asto wrote to him...knowing the guards were reading them as security...
Venx,
Isau and Tento's clinic was set on fire by an arsonist. Bastard smirked at me when he realized I couldn't get to him after being caught by the guards. Dear brother, as furious as I was in that position, I believe Rubber Prison will rehabilitate this poor soul and light his heart ablaze with righteousness. Could you help him see this light?
His reply letter, in perfect writing:
Asto,
He will see the light that burns within him. So bright, it will dance along his carapace.
Picture the prison ants just staring wide-eyed at the letters, unsure if maybe they really were just that passionate about rehab, or if a fire alarm was going to go off in a few nights.
