Theo did not know how this was possible; he had just killed a member of the ant queen's colony, and he got five more points of affection because of that?
"What happened?"
"... I got 4 more bond points from the ant queen, Elias."
"Oh really? Congratulations. It seems you were overthinking for nothing, young master. The ant queen seems a lot more understanding than you give it credit for." Elias spoke with a satisfied nod, seeing Theo come out of his guilt.
Theo did not try asking the ant queen why that was, but it made him feel prideful that the trust between him and it had increased yet again.
Theo was happy about that, and he sat back down while patting Mantis's head.
Elias left him like that, and after a while, Theo got an order that he was to do sword training again.
When he reached the training hall, Rhys was standing there with his usual look that was always sleepy.
He gave Theo some pointers on what he needed to achieve in the very week they were in.
