hive not - hive, not

they both enjoyed - they had both enjoyed

earlier she - earlier, she

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"I know that look, I am going to be walking funny into battle, aren't I?"

I'm not certain if Sharp or Sally is speaking here.

*****

Still enjoying each chapter as it comes out. You've really been prolific of late!

This chapter more than any other so far, strikes me as an exploration of desire, bordering on lust:
desire for battle
desire for power
desire for love, both emotional and physical

6968603 Yup, and all coming from various ponies :)

Thanks for the typos, they will make the hive grow strong

It makes us wonder if she could have them fashion bullets for her gun....

6978299 Modern gunpowder (smokeless) is not easy to manufacture. Using blackpowder (easier to make) would likely destroy the gun. Bullets on their own would be quite useless without a suitable propellant.

6978308 true enough, and nopony has needed to research to that end anyway...

6978299 Swords don't need reloading.

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Guns are too advanced, we need to think older. Changelings have TK, why not apply it? Bolas can be rather effective at snaring. Even a mundane net can be a frightening thing when it suddenly comes alive (in a TK field) to envelop the target. Kind of surprised that Sally hasn't put that delight human habit of weaponizing everything they see, in this case, magic. Why form an airtight shield around the head when you could form one inside the target and expand it? Gruesome, yet highly effective in a battle to the finish. I guess it depends on how bloodthirsty Sally is allowed to get.

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For changelings (in this story) it pays dividends to use non lethal techniques because they can't feed from a dead opponent.