|Curio took a deep breath, inhaling the thick air of the Queen’s Gardens as he lurked in the foliage, eyeing the fierce bug—Dryya—that protected the Queen’s cocoon.|

|He, his brothers, his sisters, and his fellow mantids would take her down eventually, she had to get worn out at some point.|

|But for now they kept watch, waiting for the perfect time to rush in. His claws could wreck her easily, the only problem was getting close enough to do that.|

|But…something caught his attention…|