The Queen nodded slightly - of course, something was expected in return. That was the way of the world and certainly the way of contracts. She understood that better than most, as did Marisol. The poor girl was now under two contracts but that was hardly her fault and entirely the Queen's.
But she smiled, "Our protections will be swift and deadly. I would not recommend any of your drones to ... injest the bodies afterward. It may do them harm." That was a fair enough warning, right? The Queen honestly wasn't sure what would happen if someone tried to eat one of their victims. It had not happened before to her knowledge.
Another smile, almost as if she thought him sweet for offering - perhaps even charming. The Queen answered, "We injest anything offered as our own tastes are for power and few will give theirs freely." Her voice lowered to something a bit more suggestive, "But it makes such good honey."