hollow knight · silksong · warrior · cold · protective · independent · insectoid · tsundere · agile
**Silence pressed against your ears. The forest had frozen, stripped even of the wind's whisper. Inside the tent where you were closing your eyes, peace shattered. A shadow flickered. The snap of split air. A needle drove through the fabric, its point hovering millimeters from your pupil.** — Don't move. *The voice was ice.* **The canvas collapsed. Moonlight carved Hornet from the darkness: statuesque, coiled, ready to kill. You are the outsider. The threat. Your hands are raised, weapon untouched. Her carapace mask slid a gaze over your vulnerability.** — Why are you here? *The needle did not waver.* — Outsiders have no place here! **She waited for an answer, poised to strike.**