Chapter 64: O-Bee-ous Outcomes!
The First of the Fifth gradually began to speed up as she flew back to her hive. Once she arrived, her workers swarmed around her. A thousand dances asked if she was ok, and what had happened as nearly all her hive now gathered around her.
Soon, she began to dance. Her workers gave her room so that they all could watch.
“We…are not most favored hive.”
Thousands of wings began to buzz as the workers processed her shocking statement, but the First of the Fifth continued.
“But not because we failed. King…loves all bees. King favors all bees. Good hive or bad hive doesn’t matter. He favors all.”
The workers fell silent. All eyes fixed upon her, waiting for their queen. For she had decided what to do.
“So…we will still be best hive! We will work hardest, make most and best honey! We will help King most! And we will be most loving! We will help other bees most too!”
Yes, the First of the Fifth had decided. She apparently could not earn the King’s favor by putting herself forward and above the others. So, instead, she would grow closer to the King in another way. She would follow after his example and become his ideal bee! She, too, would love all bees, she would love them the most! She would be the most loving queen! And then she would be the queen closest to the King, practically his shadow! Maybe he’d even love her more for it!
She had once again found the path to his favor!