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.

and get out of my well-earned 'thwacks'. I've once again evaded my responsibilities and brought danger down on the Colony. A

am not mad at you, child. I am pleased to see

a funny way of

that? I didn't quite catch

Well, uh. It's nice to see you in such good health!

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

stop her, I suppose, but yikes. I'd love to have seen the council members' faces when they realised the Queen was going to

to assume you have an

The Queen sighs.

They insist and I don't really want to say no, even if I do think it's a bit

She shouldn't.

of your escort is more than happy to be there. I'm sure of

member of

Dozens of brood tenders pick amongst the little grubs, ensuring that each is fed and cleaned, ready to take on the next step in their lifecycle and become a pupa. Pretty

of growth has exploded," I tip an antenna at the young, "are we still

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

slack once the population started to explode. Must be hard for them to rustle up

are a lot. I don't even know how many eggs are being laid each day right now, could it be as many as a thousand a day?!

once," 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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