Interlude 144.1 - Peer Bee-view
The queen heard the water man’s voice and crawled out. She understood the voice as some attempt at communication, though how it carried any meaning she couldn’t say. It certainly was no elegant dance.
But she did understand that when he directed the sounds towards her that they either had arrived at a safe spot, or else were about to leave one. Since they had been flying beforehand, it had to be the former, so she crawled out to take stock of their surroundings.
She froze immediately when she saw the world beyond. Before them was a mighty mountain of stone, covered with golden banners. Banners that she had never seen, but still recognized somewhere deep within her.
This place belonged to the Queen of All Bees.
Which meant she had arrived at her destination. She stood still, awaiting instruction. While her preference would be to fly out and sting her enemies, she knew that the Queen of All Bees must have brought her here for a reason. She would not reveal herself until she knew why.
A moment later, she was surrounded by a bright light, and then found herself before the Queen of All Bees once again. She danced her salute dance and then the Queen of All Bees replied with a single step.
“Wait.”
She saluted once again and then found herself back in the world. The Queen of All Bees had spoken. She had arrived, but the time was not ripe yet. So, instead, she crawled back inside her hive at the bottom of the bag and began to quietly awaken her children.
The time was not ripe yet, but she knew that the moment soon approached. She intended to be ready. For once it arrived, she would have her revenge.