Chapter 13: You Are My Master
The Princess of Ant Bee explained that she was the perfect form of the Queen Ant Bee that Alvaric had taken care of. When a Queen Ant Bee reaches full maturity, she will give birth to a special Ant Bee who will consume her and some other Ant Bees.
That special Ant Bee was her. This usually happens every 500 years. Not every Queen Ant Bee will give birth to a special Ant Bee, even until they die.
"But wasn't the Queen Ant Bee at that place only a few days old? Do they grow old that fast?" asked Alvaric.
"That's because of your blood," answered the Princess of Ant Bee.
"My blood?" Alvaric pointed to himself. "Am I that special?"
The Princess of Ant Bee shook her head. "I don't know, but I was born quickly because of your blood."
The answer left Alvaric puzzled. He stared at his own hand for a long time. He even cut his own hand and drank his blood. But nothing happened. After waiting for two minutes, still nothing happened.
Alvaric looked back at the Princess of Ant Bee. "Can you fly?"
The Princess of Ant Bee nodded. "Of course."
"Take me back to our home," he requested.
The Princess of Ant Bee immediately picked Alvaric up and flew. It surprised Alvaric because there was no warning at all. But he didn't protest. In fact, it was a good thing. He didn't need to walk, though it did render the path markers he left to find his way back completely useless.