POBee 124.1 - Bee-ing Useful
After checking the new bees in the Apiary, Belissar made his way to the bumblebee meadow, both to check on things and because he just liked watching the bumblebees zip around him. He approached to find the workers as usual, leisurely making their way from flower to flower. Each one he approached stopped to fly a few circles around him before resuming their work.
Still, he didn’t want to disrupt them too much, so he quickly made his way to the nests to greet the queens and then move on with his day. As he did, though he heard a loud thrumming noise. Less like the buzz of normal bees, and more like tree leaves rustling in heavy winds. He looked up to find a large shadow blocking out the sun, and then four heavy shapes landed before him with a thud. His eyes widened.
Several massive bumblebees now stood on the ground before him. They were different sizes, but even the smallest was as large as a lancer, while the largest was even bigger than a large dog. They had their stingers extended, each as large as a dagger…or larger.
The queens flew out of their nests shortly after. Belissar turned to them in a daze.
“Are these…bumblebee soldiers?”
The oldest queen flew one circle around him to confirm.
“Wow…they’re big.”
The queen flew one more circle around him before releasing some mana-laden pheromones to convey additional information. Belissar’s eyes went even wider.
“They’re…not done growing? Even the big one?”