First legendary dragon rider

"They are dragons… and black. Is that what you like about them, Nectus?"

I shook my head.

"No… look, they are just cool, yeah?"

"Cold? I thought you liked warmth…"

"No-no, I mean—wait, are you making fun of me? Amby, you *know* what 'cool' means! I… I already had to explain to you 'hot' and 'cool' like…" I gasped. "At least twice! Or thrice!"

Ambrosia turned to me, and the sight was like a Cupid's arrow striking my heart.

She was smiling, almost teasingly so.

"And you finally caught on, Nectus. Took you longer than I thought, considering you say that you have a 'giga-brain'."

I opened and closed my mouth like a dumb, lovestruck fish.

"You—Since when?—I thought—Amby, but this is just *cruel*!"

Now she outright giggled.

"It will be good to have you in Hive Supremo all the time again, Nectus. Although you always mated with me on time, I missed listening to your silly words and watching your silly smiles."