Just to mention, this is a commission artwork that separated away from the current Hollow Knight Project, all the scenes/ ideas are not likely will involved in the current, or future Hollow Knight related project, unless it's mentioned.

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"Hmm..."
Hornet has returned to her "old home", where her mother used to be slumbering at.
And she sat down on her mother's gigantic bed.

She lifted her dress up, just to see her belly clearer...
She's certainly quite big now, how many babies does she get within her? She's wondering.
Knowing that she still got her own burden as a princess... somehow, her swelled abdomen really gave her a lot of hard times...
...She's worried, about her life after the babies are born... is it going to be busier for her to role as a protector and a mother at the same time?

Another bigger worry is bothering her even more.
And that's why she paused on her guard on the Kingdom's edge.
She has been feeling it, her belly... somehow, is tensing.
Like some strange power is building within her.
It's her first time, and she's not completely sure, but she learned about these things before and knows what that might means...

She's nervous indeed, but more... she looks... readied.
She sighed, lie down on her mother's bed, and closed her eyes, taking a nap...
...And meanwhile, waiting for the time comes...
"I'll be fine." She sighed again, reassuring to herself.

( Next part? Nah, not guaranteeing about it, sorry~ )