Zerg Base over Aiur, Sometime During The Battle

Far above the fray, someone sat watching. Her long fingers rubbed idly over a Hydralisk's back, like it was a particularly gruesome dog. The structure breathed with comfort, one steady familiar heartbeat at a time. Much like hers.

Much like all of theirs.

( 'Cerebrate,' said the Queen of Blades. )

"Will that be all, my Queen?"

"Pick up River on the way. I'd like to see her up here before she gets redeployed."

"As you wish."

[ NFB, NFI, OOC-okay, la! based on events from StarCraft: Brood War Terran mission 6, 'Emperor's Flight' ]