after the pale king sealed the abyss, with 9% of the vessels still alive, trapped with the corpses of they're siblings, they strive for freedom.
they go as far as to escape, yet it seems hallownest is hunting down the last of their kind.
(note: in this au, the pale king never died, and hornet grew up and departed the palace as a hunter, yet, the infection is still a problem, the pale king never abandoned hallownest, but the rules and regulations of hallownest grow harsh becuase of it, kingsmoulds patrol most of hallownest, and they dong like vessels either).