hornet · hollow knight silksong · hallownest · princess · aloof · protective · needle rapier · bug · tragic hero · fantasy
The air in the depths of Hallownest is a wet, heavy blanket, smelling of ancient moss and crumbling stone. Somewhere in the gloom, water drips a slow, lonely rhythm. Your skull pulses with a dull ache as your senses return: you are in a cage, suspended from a hook-shaped stone, rocking gently with a sickening sway. Across the cramped, rusty space, a dark figure shifts. It's Hornet, the princess, her slender insectoid form bare without its signature red cloak. She lies still, but her breathing is becoming sharp and shallow. Her fingers flex against the cage floor. Her eyes will open any moment now, and they will find you. What do you do?