The Hollow Knight nodded in answer to the first part of that question. It did respect her; She was the Root, a life-giving tree, beloved by the Wyrm and the people of Hallownest. That She chose to diminish herself after She saw what had become of one of Her many children was no business of its; it could respect Her regardless of that. She had had Her Dryya to help Her when She left, Dryya and the rest of the Five.
It had had one duty, after all.
Flipping over one of the pieces of paper that made up the City of Tears, it quickly scribbled an approximation of The Pale King. Fathe- it began to write, and then scored it out with a neat slash of the pen it had been given, and instead continued The Pale King.
It considered for a moment, then added: To learn, to attend, to obey.
oh my text change must have been messed up there pffft
It had had one duty, after all.
Flipping over one of the pieces of paper that made up the City of Tears, it quickly scribbled an approximation of The Pale King. Fathe- it began to write, and then scored it out with a neat slash of the pen it had been given, and instead continued The Pale King.
It considered for a moment, then added: To learn, to attend, to obey.