"Metamorphosis is... time consuming. It's not like shapeshifting, where we can alter our bodies with ease and at will. The queen hopeful is infusing themselves in a cocoon of love, permeating it through their entire bodies, nourishing the individual cells with it, to allow for the truest potential of a Changeling to become unrestrained. Furthermore, with her specific peculiarities, I'm not sure what effect this might have on her," Chitin explained, hopping down from the wall so he could look at you as he detailed the process.