"I must have good timing then," she decided, giving him an amused smirk. "Missed all the excitement."

She realized there would be nothing she could do to help in the inevitable fights they would encounter while she was aboard the hive. She was human, she didn't understand how their ships or most of their technology worked, so all she would be able to do was sit around waiting and hoping they would come out on the winning end of each skirmish. But at least the odds seemed to be tipping in their favor as to how many of those fights they would be involved in.

"If there ever is anything I can do," she started slowly, seriously, "to help you or the others, please let me know. Anything."