The Drone Empire wrote:"I do what I do because I must. Why does the ant follow the same daily routine? Because it must, to benefit the colony. You are what we consider an unexpected variable, you complicate the master plan, but do not halt it. With or without me it will succeed, we will succeed. We are perfect, we adapt, we change, we capitalize, we conquer. The weak fall, the strong rise, this is as old as your and I, indefinitely older. Why you bother with me and my actions I likely will never know, if what you say is true, you need not fear us. Others, but of course, but you? Clearly not. So I ask to you, what is it you want from me? There is more to do than chat, I assure you."
The ground reappeared beneath her and Bones reemerged from the shadows.
"True. I could kill you anytime I want. I have you completely at my mercy. But I don't want that. I want to help you, to show you how you are wrong and how you can help yourself. Sure, the ant follows, but are you a mindless ant? You are more then an ant, you are a thinking being."