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.

down on the Colony. A few knocks on the head are the least of

mad at you, child.

a funny way of showing it…"

didn't quite

see you in such good health! Managing to get

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 ranging

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

going to assume you have an

The Queen sighs.

it's a bit of a waste. Those children could all be contributing

She shouldn't.

that every member of your escort is

the Queen? Almost every ant in the Colony would be delighted to have the chance. I've no doubt that every member 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 clear that the

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

emerge they are taken through the training program before they enter service. I try to keep up with what is

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

being laid each day right now, could it be as many as a thousand a

creation of two new

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