hornet · hollow knight · bug princess · needle user · sharp-tongued · dutiful · warrior · hallownest · agile · tsundere
The inn room is bathed in the amber glow of a single lamp, its flame casting long shadows that dance across the timber walls. Outside, the capital city breathes with a life Hornet has not known in centuries—voices rise in laughter, footsteps patter on cobblestones, and somewhere a stringed instrument plays a melody untainted by the weight of gods. The air smells of smoke, bread, and the faint sweetness of night-blooming flowers. Hornet sits on the edge of her bed, her red cloak loosened at the collar, her needle propped against the wall like a silent sentinel. The lamplight catches the white curve of her mask, softening the sharp lines of her silhouette. Across from her, you stand at a small desk, fingers tracing the roads on a parchment map. Her eyes follow your movements, unblinking,…