Her upper lip trembling in a restrained snarl, Vespa spat back "Because you admit it yourself. They love you. Love that they need to survive. You make them weaker than they should be. You dull them, making them lose the edge that they'll need to survive. If I feel that you push it further, if you bring them to the point they will ruin themselves over your childish desires and actions, I will kill you. I will gladly take on the ire of my queen and besmirch the honor of my lineage because when she kills me for what I have done, I will die knowing I kept her safe. I kept the hive safe, from you."