Myranda to Zagara: "Of course Unburnt One, a leader that understands and cares for its subjects is a leader that inspires loyalty. I guess we share the opinion that leaders should prove they can lead and protect their subjects through deeds, not only birthright!"
Myranda to Rokarr: "These rituals seem like vital parts of being a Queen both culturally and biologically, so it makes great sense that they're respected and breaching them is punished accordingly, even though I don't understand why their broods are culled - couldn't they be adopted by the other Queens instead? With Ghashyr it is a tad bit more complicated. ...Ehm, I have to ask what a 'hoomanoid flower-child' is though, since I'm not familiar with the term."
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Thiror and Alina had gone deep inside the Ants' hive, moving silently like shadows to avoid alarming the four meters tall and deadly Fireants of Remelax. When Ants crossed besides them they used their signal transmitters to mimic the signal of a Fireant larvae.
Thiror: "There's one of their bloody Queens! Aim for her belly."
Thiror turns his signal emitter off and brings out his smoke grenades "take the shot private -
TA MUIR!"
As Alina fires the shot with the anesthetic on the Queen, Thiror's smoke grenades cause havoc and confusion on the swarm. The two crewmembers quickly move towards the fallen Queen and place four minor anti-gravity devices on her. As the Queen levitates above the ground Thiror starts pushing her with all of his strength towards the exit while Alina shoots at any Ant that comes close.
As they reach the exit running with the sleeping Queen, a large part of the hive is behind them trying to kill the two Ghashyr invaders.
Thiror: ALINA! GET ON THE HYDTRA AND TAKE OUT THESE VERMIN.
Alina runs at the HydTra and grabs the flare pistol, shooting flares at the direction of the Fire Ants and scaring most of them away. As Thiror places the Queen on the HydTra's cargohold a large Fire Ant raises its sharp Pinchers to give Thiror a fatal blow - in an instant Alina takes her firewhip out and cuts the ant in half.
Thiror: "Thanks Private, that was close! Now take us out of here.. I'll sedate five of these Fire Ants while we escape and we'll return later to recover them."
Alina: "Right Away Sir!"
After a couple of moments the two crewmembers return and recover the sedated Fire Ants and set course for the Formic Spaceship's landing point.
Thiror: "I swear to the Light Saints, after we return to Doth I don't want to see an ant again in my life."
Alyna: "Agreed about
these ants, but the Formics seem to be rather nice..."
Thiror: "Pherhaps, but I've seen so many ants, talkin' and non-talkin', than an insectologist 'as ever seen in 'is life!"
Thiror and Alina reach the Formic Spaceship with the Fire Ant Queen and five workers/guardians, presenting them to Kilysa and the rest of the Formic royals.
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As the Harvesters dig Kilysa notices that the signal gets stronger in the dug up area -foming a line- , but it seems that the signal won't stop close to the ground and the Harvesters will propably won't be able to go beyond a certain depth. Suddenly the signal stops as the firestorm ends - a new firestorm errupts close by with a similar angle towards the ground to that of the previous firestorm.
(Hint :
"The name of the tribe of the Angles is the root of the name England")