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.

again evaded my responsibilities and brought danger down on the Colony. A few knocks on the head are the least of

mad at you, child.

funny way of

that? I didn't quite catch

you in such

to secure my own Biomass. The

they could stop her, I suppose, but yikes. I'd love to have seen the council members' faces when they realised the Queen was going to leave their fortress of a nest and run around

to assume

The Queen sighs.

I do think it's a bit of a waste. Those children could all be contributing in a more meaningful way. I

She shouldn't.

if you were to ask, you'd find that every member of your escort is more than happy to be

of 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

cleaned, ready to take on the next step in their lifecycle and become a pupa. Pretty clear that the Queens

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

the brood are born in this 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

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

each day right now, could it be as many as a thousand a day?! That

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

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