"Of course," the Queen agreed, "I simply felt it best to warn you. To not would endanger your people and I believe we've agreed not to do that." They certainly hoped they wouldn't be under attack anytime soon although the drones did get restless. Sometimes, they wanted to leave the hive... But they were drones and their wants and needs were unimportant to the Queen.
"There's no need," the Queen answered with a slight shake of Marisol's head, "It would be best, I think, if we did not empower our honey while here unless needed. Goodness knows what might happen if any got stolen by some more powerful creatures. But all you have to do is ask - we would service you all day." Her eyes twinkled with barely repressed amusement.
"I'm sure he's got better things to do than listening to you flirt," Marisol broke through, her tone rougher with an accent that was somewhere between California and Mexican. She was clearly the 'no-nonsense' between the two of them.