Chrysalis

Chapter 552

"Oh! Hello there Mother… I, uh, didn't expect to see you here!"

"In the brood chambers, child? Where else would I be?"

I can almost sense another thwack coming… The first one really hurt! She's had a serious increase to her physical stats since her evolution. I rub the top of my head with an antenna as I quickly ponder my response.

"Wherever you want to be, Mother?"

THWACK!

Ouch!

"You wouldn't be suggesting I would skip out on my duty to the Colony, would you?"

"Of course not! Who would ever think of such a thing?!"

Dangit, Mother! My poor head! What did I even do? Turning around to face my overbearing parent, I take a chance to see how she's been faring. She looks fine, no wounds or scarring to mar her carapace. That ever-present twinkle in her eye is still apparent, as is the unusual level of force she's able to generate with her antennae. There must be a 'mother' perk buried in the system somewhere that grants bonus damage when disciplining children, otherwise it just doesn't make sense.

"If you're mad at me, Mother, then please just tell me what I've done," I capitulate.

danger down on the Colony. A few knocks on the head are the least of what I deserve. Instead, the Queen just looks down at me,

at you, child. I

a funny way of showing

I didn't quite catch

It's nice to see you in such

I leave the Colony for a daily hunt in order to secure my own Biomass. The prey in the nearby tunnels is becoming rather thin, however. I may need to start

seen the council members' faces when they realised the Queen was going to leave

assume

The Queen sighs.

insist and I don't really want to say no, even if I do think it's a bit of a waste. Those children could all be contributing in a more meaningful way. I feel bad

She shouldn't.

think if you were to ask, you'd find that every member of your escort is more than happy to be there. I'm sure of it,

guarding the Queen? Almost every ant in the Colony would be delighted to have the chance. I've no doubt that every member of her guards was carefully chosen to be the best at what they do.

grubs, ensuring that each is fed and cleaned, ready to take on the next step in their lifecycle and become a pupa. Pretty clear that

like the rate of growth has exploded," I tip an antenna at the young,

nest, they are transported to the first nest during the pupal stage. When they emerge they are taken through the training program before they enter service. I try to keep up with what is being done with the new children, just so I know they're being taken care

I was a bit worried that they'd get slack once the population started to explode. Must be hard for them to rustle up enough Biomass

being laid each day right now, could it

the Queen informs me, "I believe that the creation of two new nests is being planned in order to extend the hunting

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