ヴェンセールは自身の細工物に見とれ、微笑んだ。彼の最初の試作物は群れの意識に馴染み過ぎ、同族と共に生き、自らも捕食者となってしまったのだ。こいつなら、群れに馴染みつつ、自分の命令にも従うだろう。彼はそう考えた。
Venser admired his handiwork and smiled. His first prototype had joined with the hive mind all too well, running with the brood and becoming a predator itself. This one, he thought, would be accepted into the hive but still obey his commands.
