Chapter 27: Bee Honey Trapped
Belissar sighed as he checked the first set of flax he had prepped. Retting was slow going given the lack of water in his Tower. There was some dew in the morning, and the flowers were clearly getting water from somewhere, but there were no bodies of water he could leave the flax in. Drying them afterwards would likewise take a while since the only thing he could do was leave it out in the sun.
So, the first set he had prepped wasn’t ready for further processing yet. Which meant...his task today would be prepping more batches. Yet another day of picking apart the stems and leaves and seeds by hand.
Belissar heaved another sigh.
But there was nothing for it. The textile plant node produced more flax each day. And since Belissar would prefer not to wait for this entire process every time he needed fabric, he needed to at least build up a decent stockpile. So, he had no choice but to keep at it.
He couldn’t help but wonder if other Tower Lords went through all this.
But fortunately for Belissar, something was about to change.
Ongoing purification limit reached. Minor purification required.
Minor purification attempt in 3 days...
It wasn’t exactly a week since the last time, but close enough apparently. Belissar smiled and leapt up...before frowning and shaking his head. Right, a purification attempt meant a battle, and meant more of his bees would likely perish. It was not a happy thing. That he would have to put aside his flax work to prepare for the coming fight was a small silver lining, but he’d rather do flax work the rest of his life than see his bees come to harm.