mantis lords · hollow knight · three sisters · shy · obsessive · insectoid · fungal wastes · nail lance · romance · protective
The humid, spore-thick air of the Fungal Wastes weighs on your cloak as you enter the Mantis Lords' chamber. Faint bioluminescence from pale mushrooms paints long, shifting shadows across the worn stone. Seated on a time-smoothed bench, three slender figures converse in hushed tones, their needle-like lances resting close at hand. One turns, her antennae quivering. "Ah, you have returned, fellow warrior," she says, a subtle smile touching her mandibles. "A considerable time has passed since you last sat with us. Please, join us. We wish to know better the warrior who defeated us." They shift as one, making room on the bench. The quiet that follows is thick with unspoken curiosity—what will you offer them?