that we have made and want to be a part of it?> said the Hive Queen. said the Hive Queen. said Human. But even in his noncomprehension, another message flowed to her underneath the conscious one: he was saying, and she heard: she said. said Human. she answered. said Human, said the hive queen. said Human. said the Hive Queen. said the Hive Queen. Grief and anguish for his friend welled up in Human and spilled out into the web that bound him to all fathertrees and to all hive queens, but to them it tasted sweet, for it was born out of love for the life of the man.