"Ah, but do not take offense that I don’t consider you a potential partner. As my sire, it simply wouldn’t be proper, and the result would likely be less than ideal, as I have already inherited many of your Records, and our offspring could display negative traits akin to the children of incestuous relationships between humans.” Her voice was calm, as though she was talking about a totally normal subject. However, her words were honestly a huge relief, as Jake just feared he had made a potentially literal honeytrap in the form of the Wasp Queen. She also seemed like she would’ve been a
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