Chapter 152: An Insolent Bee-quest
The Shrine of Bees flashed, leaving a message before Belissar’s eyes.
New mission received: Receive an oracle from the Oracle of Bees
Belissar blinked and then smiled. That was one he could do right away! He made his way over to the karnuq settlement and to the beehouse there. He watched as worker bees flew in and out of the hive to the nearby flowers. The hive was relatively small at this point, but with his tower sight he could confirm the queen had started laying more eggs, so it should recover. Well, if all else failed he’d ask the First of the Fifth to lend a hand, she took good care of her fellow queens.
He slowed down as he got near the hive, wondering how or even if he should approach. The workers were normal honeybees last he checked so they might grow defensive of their home. He lacked the thick clothing he used beforehand, and absolutely did not want any of the hive’s few remaining workers to sacrifice themselves stinging him. But then he remembered that the queen was his sworn defender now, and he could talk to her whenever he wished.
“Hello, queen? Is now a good time to talk?”
Within the hive, the queen stopped what she was doing and crawled towards the entrance of the beehouse, then took off flying. She flew straight towards him and then began to zip around.
“Hive-Builder! New hive is amazing, incredible! Builds comb by itself, makes honey by itself!”
Belissar’s face broke out into a wide grin.
“I’m glad you like it!”