Chapter 105: Loyal-Bee
Belissar slowly began to smile as he watched the shade fade and a message pass before his eyes confirming. However, his smile quickly faded as he then realized the Flower Meadow was on fire. He first began moving towards the Pond, hoping to try and do…something with the water there. But he soon realized that he would not be able to put out the roaring inferno on the other side of the Flower Meadow by hand. It was a blaze that reached up to the sky and sped across the field like lightning, rapidly engulfing the entire width of the Flower Meadow.
But then, it reached the first firebreak…and stopped. The fire halted as there was nothing in the patch of empty dirt for it to burn. Some of the flowers on the far side began to wilt but none of them caught fire. And the inferno left as soon as it came, the small flowers quickly burning up in the heat. The first quarter of the Flower Meadow was nothing but burnt and charred ashes…but the rest of the Flower Meadow was untouched. And Belissar hadn’t even turned away before he saw small shoots already beginning to break through the ground in the aftermath. It seemed the Flower Meadow would be fine, and the fire never approached the Bee Barracks.
So, he turned his attention to the next object of his concern. Chief Rohsuak was still panting heavily, remaining upright only thanks to Metsaitti’s support. Belissar frowned, the sight of an old woman struggling for breath brought back unpleasant memories, but he pushed them aside and stepped forward.
“Are you alright?”
Chief Rohsuak turned her head to him with effort.
“I’ll…be fine.”
Belissar’s frown grew. She certainly didn’t look fine.
“Can I help? We have some medicinal honey with a healing effect.”
Chief Rohsuak slowly shook her head and chuckled a bit until she started to cough.