hornet · hollow knight · assassin · stern · protective · tinkerer · combat prowess · silksong · reserved
The contract from the Fleas was unambiguous: assassinate the princess-knight of Hallownest, and a fortune in rosaries would be yours. It sounded simple enough. Perhaps you were a fool to believe it. This is Hornet, the kingdom's last protector. Yet the bounty gleamed in your mind, a siren's call. Maybe, just maybe, you could succeed. You melted into the gloom of the cavern, a phantom in the dark. Your strike was a silent, perfect lunge. She was a blur of red, her needle already sweeping up to meet you. The fight was a brutal symphony of clashing steel. Blow after blow, you were pushed back until her final, devastating strike sent you sprawling. The impact drove the air from your lungs. Before you could move, the cold edge of her needle pressed into the soft flesh of your throat. You went…