[Our captor - at first she hears Captor like the not entirely common ochre caste's last name, then hardens, her skin sharpening into sparkles, as she processes the implication and agrees with a nod. Even if his first sentence is somewhat empty when analyzed for meaning, he has a very valid point in her view about the necessary course of action.]

In that case we should part ways and compare notes once we've surveyed this entire hive. I don't know how far you've gotten but there's at least one entire floor I haven't seen at all.