He looked at Hornet, "What makes either of you warriors?" "It bested me in combat," Hornet said, "Twice." Even at the edge of the kingdom, or at the wilds of Deepnest, it met me." "It was able to find me," Cornifer said, "It traveled Hallownest far and wide. "It was a nailmaster," Sly said, "One so skilled it could best even a nailsage such as me." Zote looked around and realized Elderbug and the rest of the villagers were staring at him with. "Yes," Zote said, "There's no way it could do anything of importance." Zote reeled, "There must be a mistake!" He said, "I knew this beast! It was nothing more than a weakling who's goal was to replace me as the best warrior of Hallownest." A fractured mask with two empty black eyes and curving horns. Hornet held out her hands and set down a white object. But it perished fighting for our freedom." "The one who defeated the thing that has haunted us was familiar to your village," Hornet said, "It frequented this place many times over. Many of the bugs had left for the kingdom below, Elderbug told him, but some remained. Many of the other bugs who lived in the houses of Dirtmouth came out of their houses to listen. "Indeed," Hornet said, "I know that the dangerous caverns below this town mean nothing to the residents up here, but for all who know, the Infection that has plagued our civilization for years has finally been vanquished." Elderbug spoke, "The ancient king of Hallownest?" Sly was the only one who seemed surprised. "Hello, people of Dirtmouth," She said, "I am Hornet, daughter of Herrah, queen of Deepnest," She took a deep breath, "And child of the Pale King." She was holding something that Zote couldn't see. She had two tall horns and wore a red dress. The Grey Prince walked closer to listen to whatever the new arrival was saying. The shopkeeper was so small, he probably could barely pick up a lightweight weapon like Zote's shellwood nail. Why would you set down your weapon willingly? Zote couldn't understand. She had once been a fighter before settling in this village. You'd think traveling the kingdom would make you strong, like it had Zote, but no. At least Zote could understand why the bug was so weak. All these defenseless, weak bugs were all gathered around this scarlet figure. Zote's father's words rang in his head as the bug watched the gathering from afar. "Only victory shall beset you, Grey Prince." "To fight endlessly for glory and justice, "You shall follow in my footsteps, and become the knight you are destined to be,
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