There are worse bugs for them to fall prey to. (A sliver of her is still rankled by the surviving noble's comments. No doubt she either would have insulted them into a foolish command, or rambled about the Pale King, if their face-shape seemed as familiar as hers.)
Still, there's thankfulness, and there's trusting to the point of idiocy. The Hollow Knight hasn't shown much personal will, like the little Ghost. (Their responding along to a query that had been directed at them is something she'll be turning over in her head for a while.) She doubts there was much personal volition involved, and won't have the Relic Seeker know this.
There's, perhaps, an edge of bite to Hornet's next words. "If you harmed them, you would've met your end by my Needle already, and they've vouched for you. Even had you caused other trouble, Deepnest's beasts won't war over mild disagreement or insult." One arm folds across her chest beneath her cloak. It is insulting that such rumors of spiders' savagery still linger.
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Still, there's thankfulness, and there's trusting to the point of idiocy. The Hollow Knight hasn't shown much personal will, like the little Ghost. (Their responding along to a query that had been directed at them is something she'll be turning over in her head for a while.) She doubts there was much personal volition involved, and won't have the Relic Seeker know this.
There's, perhaps, an edge of bite to Hornet's next words. "If you harmed them, you would've met your end by my Needle already, and they've vouched for you. Even had you caused other trouble, Deepnest's beasts won't war over mild disagreement or insult." One arm folds across her chest beneath her cloak. It is insulting that such rumors of spiders' savagery still linger.