Luke nodded at that, grinning slightly at her reaction.
"To give you an idea about how dangerous Abersyn Symbiotes are, both the Old Republic and the Empire's response to reports of their appearance is to bomb the location from orbit and hope it's enough," he continued. "The queen and everyone in her Citadel -- it was one massive hive of them that had gone unchecked for decades, maybe even a century. Not only had it developed into an advanced hive mind, but the queen had also found a way to grow more, without the need to kill the host in order to breed."
A frustrated breath escaped from him, and he paused a moment to sip at his tea, trying not to make a face at the memory of what came next.
"Also, don't be so quick to give Aphra credit," he continued. "Oh, she helped me escape at first, but that was only because she could have been taken over by a symbiote in that moment too. Once she had enough leverage to get the queen to do what she wanted, she handed me right over."
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"To give you an idea about how dangerous Abersyn Symbiotes are, both the Old Republic and the Empire's response to reports of their appearance is to bomb the location from orbit and hope it's enough," he continued. "The queen and everyone in her Citadel -- it was one massive hive of them that had gone unchecked for decades, maybe even a century. Not only had it developed into an advanced hive mind, but the queen had also found a way to grow more, without the need to kill the host in order to breed."
A frustrated breath escaped from him, and he paused a moment to sip at his tea, trying not to make a face at the memory of what came next.
"Also, don't be so quick to give Aphra credit," he continued. "Oh, she helped me escape at first, but that was only because she could have been taken over by a symbiote in that moment too. Once she had enough leverage to get the queen to do what she wanted, she handed me right over."