Chapter 232: The Bee-cision Maker
The next day, King Ratuatapi arrived at the Tower once more, accompanied by Second Queen Berbiya and Fourth Queen Pezuya as before. They had agreed both to the alliance and to Belissar’s proposal for honeydew delivery challenges, today was the day for the two leaders to finalize the deal. The agreement was less formal this time with no oath before the God of Bees, as neither side wanted to be divinely bound in this case. Instead, Belissar and the sigmaka king simply recited the agreement, shook hands, and exchanged some gifts as a symbol of the alliance. Belissar received a fine robe made of silk, while King Ratuatapi received a full tray of mana honeycomb from Belissar’s own stockpile.
The formalities were quickly concluded and a feast prepared. Belissar and King Ratuatapi once again ate together. King Ratuatapi smiled at the meal before him and his people.
“That’s a lot of rabbits, did you discover a den in the Underway?”
Belissar shook his head.
“I recently met another Tower Keeper who gave them to me. We’re breeding them now to hunt.”
King Ratautapi’s eyes widened for a second before he forced his expression back to stoic.
“I see. Would we be permitted to hunt them as well?”
Belissar thought to himself for a moment. Chief Rohsuak had reinforced that he wasn’t supposed to agree to anything casually, so he was careful choosing his words.
“We’ll have to discuss that. The room they’re currently in…isn’t safe, and we weren’t planning to spread them just yet.”