A larger kitchen operation would definitely be needed once the drones began to eat food, and eventually the size of their hive would increase as well. A little extra space and more equipment would do wonders for their productivity.

Rogue finished her meal quickly, not having much appetite after the stressful day, and returned to the kitchen to begin the last of the cleanup. With the queen there, though, she wasn't quite sure how to act. Everything with the arrival had happened so suddenly that she hadn't exactly had time for an etiquette lesson. Pausing partway into the space, Rogue hesitated before quietly saying, "Excuse me, my queen," and moving to the sink.

It felt and sounded strange, mostly because her instinct had been to say 'your majesty' and that certainly didn't seem right. "Is that how I should address you?" she asked the young woman in that same low tone, glancing back at the queen. "I'm not Wraith, so I don't want to make any assumptions that would offend you."

She really needed that etiquette lesson...