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Hornet
''I know what you are. I know what you'd try to do. I can't allow it.''

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Hornet is the princess-protector of Hallownest, raised by the Weavers, and daughter of Herrah the Beast, queen of Deepnest, and The Pale King.

She is first met in Greenpath, where she has to be chased until at the end of this area where The Knight finally catches up with her at the standing stones marking the entrance to the Lake of Unn, standing by the body of another Vessel, she will then challenge them to fight.

"I've seen you, creeping through the undergrowth, stalking me."

"This old kingdom... A terrible thing awakens. I can smell it in the air..."

After the battle, she flees without saying a word and the Test of Resolve achievement is granted to the player.

She can be found next in City of Tears in front of the Memorial to the Hollow Knight. She recognises The Knight's value and admits she underestimated them. Then she hints at where to find her next to continue her quest.

"It's no surprise then you've managed to reach the heart of this world. In so doing, you shall know the sacrifice that keeps it standing."

"If, knowing that truth, you'd still attempt a role in Hallownest's perpetuation, seek the Grave in Ash and the mark it would grant to one like you."

Next, she is found in the eastern part of Kingdom's Edge, above Oro's hut. She desires to test The Knight's resolve in one more battle before committing them with Hallownest's future. This fight consists of faster versions of the corresponding attacks she used in the Greenpath, with the addition of two new attacks.

"Prove yourself ready to face it. I'll not hold back. My needle is lethal and I'd feel no sadness in a weakling's demise."

"Show me you can accept this Kingdom's past and claim responsibility for its future."

Defeating her will allow access to the Cast Off-Shell, where the King's Brand can be obtained, and yet grant the player the Proof of Resolve achievement.

"Then do it, Ghost of Hallownest! Head onward. Burn that mark upon your shell and claim yourself as King."

Further Encounters
If the player acquired the King's Brand before facing Herrah the Beast in Beast's Den, Hornet appears next to them as they regain consciousness. When speaking to her, she reveals that Herrah was her mother and also tells The Knight about her feeling of dept towards Herrah and Hallownest's perpetuation that in order to repay, she required to be on letting The Knight end her mother's life.

"We do not choose our mothers, or the circumstance into which we are born. Despite all the ills of this world, I'm thankful for the life she granted me."

Hornet can be found at the top of the Abyss after the Shade Cloak is acquired. She recognises The Knight's new ability and explains the similarities and distinctions between the two as siblings. She also advises The Knight of their future choice of whether fighting the Infection or sealing it.

"...It faced the void, and ascends unscathed... Could it unite such vast darkness?..."

Endings
After The Knight has acquired the Void Heart, Hornet waits for them at the Temple of the Black Egg in the Forgotten Crossroads. She admires their achievement of both breaking the seals and accepting the Void within themselves. Once the Black Egg is opened, she explains The Knight she cannot accompany them inside as the egg, built to maintain Vessels, would drain her if she were to join. Despite that, promises to assist as best as she can if the moment displays itself.

Near the end of the fight with the Hollow Knight, she will intervein the battle by stunning temporarily the Hollow Knight using her needle and thread, therefore, enabling The Knight to enter the Hollow Knight's mind.

Sealed Siblings: If The Knight keeps fighting or fails to enter the Hollow Knight's mind despite Hornet's aid, she will be knocked unconscious and sealed within the Black Egg along with her sibling, consequently having her face displayed on the Black Egg, similarly to The Dreamers.

Dream No More: If The Knight successfully entered the mind of the Hollow Knight and defeated the Radiance, the Black Egg vanishes, leaving behind Hornet, along with The Knight's broken shell in a crater where the Black Egg stood.

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