The Swarm
“May she hear with her ears the cries of the innocent.
May she lift with her hands the load of the burdened.
May she break with her strength the weapons of war.
May she forgive with her heart the violence against her.
May she grasp with her mind the goodness of man.
May she find with her soul the pathway to peace.
—Prayer for the Hive Queen, from the prayer book of Wilasanee Saowaluk, Hegemony Archives, 2118 Wila sat alone in the cafeteria in the semidarkness, eating a bowl of peach-flavored oat...meal. The food at the Rings was some of the best she had ever eaten, with dishes from all over the world and desserts so rich every bite was like a dream. But the breakfast lines didn’t open for another two hours, and so she had resigned herself to one of the self-serve oatmeal packets kept in a bin near the serving lines. It was a poor substitute for the ham and cheese omelets that the kitchen staff was scheduled to serve later, but it was no worse than the food she had eaten back home.
In fact, there had been some days, working hard on her dissertation, that she had not eaten at all.MoreLess
May she lift with her hands the load of the burdened.
May she break with her strength the weapons of war.
May she forgive with her heart the violence against her.
May she grasp with her mind the goodness of man.
May she find with her soul the pathway to peace.
—Prayer for the Hive Queen, from the prayer book of Wilasanee Saowaluk, Hegemony Archives, 2118 Wila sat alone in the cafeteria in the semidarkness, eating a bowl of peach-flavored oat...meal. The food at the Rings was some of the best she had ever eaten, with dishes from all over the world and desserts so rich every bite was like a dream. But the breakfast lines didn’t open for another two hours, and so she had resigned herself to one of the self-serve oatmeal packets kept in a bin near the serving lines. It was a poor substitute for the ham and cheese omelets that the kitchen staff was scheduled to serve later, but it was no worse than the food she had eaten back home.
In fact, there had been some days, working hard on her dissertation, that she had not eaten at all.MoreLess
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