"What do the Hive Minds want with the Revenant Ascendancy?" Cleo asked sharply, her piercing golden eyes locking onto Ys's playful emerald ones. Her patience was already running thin, and she wasn't in the mood for Ys's games.
"Well," Ys began, tilting her head with an innocent smile that only made Cleo's irritation increase further. "As I'm sure you already know, their ships are made of minerals. My mom wants to see if they're... how do I put it... good nutrients for our troops."
She said this with the same carefree tone one might use to comment on the weather, her voice light and whimsical.
Cleo's gaze hardened. "So, what you're saying is the Hive Minds want to devour the remains of the Revenant fleet? Is that it?"