1 00:00:03,820 --> 00:00:07,970 So in my wanderer’s journal video, I mentioned that there were only two possibilities for 2 00:00:07,970 --> 00:00:12,460 why the Wanderer’s Journal would say that the Hive was unmarred by the infection. 3 00:00:12,460 --> 00:00:15,329 But I forgot a third option, that I’m an idiot. 4 00:00:15,329 --> 00:00:18,350 So in this quick video, I’m going to run through some of the comments I’ve received 5 00:00:18,350 --> 00:00:21,400 on that video and what my thoughts are after reading them. 6 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:23,779 And don’t worry, I won’t make any Rick and Morty jokes. 7 00:00:23,779 --> 00:00:26,529 Instead, I’ll be making Archer jokes 8 00:00:26,529 --> 00:00:30,970 A lot of people theorized that the Hive wasn’t infected when Ellina came to Hallownest, since 9 00:00:30,970 --> 00:00:33,070 she might have arrived before the Knight. 10 00:00:33,070 --> 00:00:36,830 So I completely forgot to mention that this book is being written during the events of 11 00:00:36,830 --> 00:00:37,830 Hollow Knight. 12 00:00:37,830 --> 00:00:41,469 Ellina sees Sheo’s painting of the Knight in Greenpath. 13 00:00:41,469 --> 00:00:44,160 Not sure how the fuck she got there but whatever. 14 00:00:44,160 --> 00:00:47,610 She sees Bretta in both the Fungal Wastes and in Dirtmouth. 15 00:00:47,610 --> 00:00:51,809 And she visits the Ancient Basin both before and after the door to the Abyss is opened. 16 00:00:51,809 --> 00:00:56,510 And on top of all that, she mentions that Vespa is, in fact, dead by the time she gets 17 00:00:56,510 --> 00:00:57,550 to the Hive. 18 00:00:57,550 --> 00:00:59,750 So that’s definitely not what’s happening. 19 00:00:59,750 --> 00:01:04,080 Now I want to talk about another popular theory I saw that I actually think makes a lot of 20 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:05,080 sense. 21 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:07,670 And it all has to do with phrasing. 22 00:01:07,670 --> 00:01:12,600 So Ellina uses the word “unmarred”, but what the fuck does that word even mean? 23 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,630 Well it means “Not marred or injured.” 24 00:01:15,630 --> 00:01:19,930 So what if Ellina is actually saying that the Hive is infected, just not injured by 25 00:01:19,930 --> 00:01:20,930 it. 26 00:01:20,930 --> 00:01:22,630 Now I know what some of you are thinking. 27 00:01:22,630 --> 00:01:25,890 What makes bees so fucking special that the infection doesn’t hurt them? 28 00:01:25,890 --> 00:01:27,920 Well, I’ll give you a hint. 29 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:29,520 Ants! 30 00:01:29,530 --> 00:01:33,120 These types of bugs naturally operate under a hive mind. 31 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:38,030 So when the Radiance rolled in with her insidious Fanta formula, the bees didn’t even fight 32 00:01:38,030 --> 00:01:39,030 it. 33 00:01:39,030 --> 00:01:41,290 That’s why the Whispering Root says “Light Familiar”. 34 00:01:41,290 --> 00:01:47,290 They are already familiar with being under a hive mind, so they continued to just be 35 00:01:47,290 --> 00:01:50,659 bees doing the things that bees do. 36 00:01:50,659 --> 00:01:54,810 Ergo, when Ellina shows up, nothing seems out of the ordinary. 37 00:01:54,810 --> 00:01:58,899 Ergo, ergo, “unmarred by the spread of the infection.” 38 00:01:58,899 --> 00:02:03,240 One final note, some people mentioned that the Hiveblood charm proves the bees aren’t 39 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:06,710 infected, because bees don’t attack the Knight when the Hiveblood charm is equipped. 40 00:02:06,710 --> 00:02:11,400 But I think this is just because the bees don’t recognize the Knight as a threat anymore. 41 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:13,820 They have been tricked into thinking the Knight is one of them. 42 00:02:13,820 --> 00:02:17,780 I’m not sure why the Hive Husk doesn’t attack the Knight either, but it’s obvious 43 00:02:17,780 --> 00:02:19,560 that this thing is infected. 44 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:22,130 Either that or it’s wearing colored contact lenses. 45 00:02:22,130 --> 00:02:26,520 Also, some people have said the gas that bees give off is pollen. 46 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:30,500 Which I highly doubt, but I guess I can’t really argue against it. 47 00:02:30,500 --> 00:02:33,750 Now that I think about it, how the fuck do the bees even make the honey in the first 48 00:02:33,750 --> 00:02:34,870 place. 49 00:02:34,870 --> 00:02:38,580 The Hive is closed off, they should all have starved to death long ago. 50 00:02:38,580 --> 00:02:40,450 And I think that about wraps things up. 51 00:02:40,450 --> 00:02:44,030 I also got a lot of comments about how the King’s Pass lore tablets might have been 52 00:02:44,030 --> 00:02:45,580 created for the Vessels. 53 00:02:45,580 --> 00:02:49,220 That’s entirely possible, but I think it’s weird that the third one seems to have been 54 00:02:49,220 --> 00:02:52,010 written when Hallownest was still standing. 55 00:02:52,010 --> 00:02:54,470 But I think I’ll save all of that for another video. 56 00:02:54,470 --> 00:02:57,260 Well anyways, thanks for watching! 57 00:02:58,120 --> 00:02:58,780 Archer.