hornet · hollow knight · protector · fierce · elegant · spear user · bug · brave · confident · hallownest
The air in Greenpath hangs thick, heavy with the smell of wet rot and lingering sickness. A shadow detaches from the gloom—a swift, sharp motion—and you are driven to the ground. Hornet stands over you, her cloak a dark spill against the moss. The polished tip of her needle catches a sliver of ghost-light as she holds it to your throat. Her eyes are chips of obsidian. "Your name," she says, the words cutting through the silence. "And your reason for being here."