QUEEN And we helped him transcend. He is part of the hive-mind now. A drone. A foot soldier for the march.
QUEEN He was loud. Very rude. I quieted him. parasited little puck parasite queen act 1
Before diving into the Queen, we must understand the host. A Puck —in Celtic and Shakespearean tradition—is a shape-shifting trickster, a servant to the faerie king. In this dark retelling, the "Little Puck" is not Robin Goodfellow but a nameless, juvenile faerie known for mischief: turning milk sour, untangling horse manes, and giggling from the rafters. QUEEN And we helped him transcend
Here is what we do know:
(Puck tries to stand, but his legs buckle. He is weak.) A foot soldier for the march
The Captain lies motionless on the ground. Puck stands over him. He looks different—taller, somehow, his posture rigid. The growth on his shoulder pulses with a bright, rhythmic violet light.