Compared to her bloodthirsty demeanor when she confronted Professor Frances, Queen Mother's current apathy can be considered as a huge improvement.
Having a tree woman crave for your flesh was a great horror after all, so seeing Queen Mother staying calm is a blessing for her allies.
But in the context of her current situation, Queen Mother's inaction might very well spell her own doom.
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"Go away bugs, you are irritating me. Shoo shoo."
Queen Mother sounded nonplussed as she lazily swept away the creatures gnawing at her body. She also kicked those that clung to her legs, while those that stuck to her hair were all personally munched by her mouth.
"Nom nom nom. These creatures do not taste good, but they also don't taste bad. They taste more like… those crackers that Alex liked to eat before."
