Chapter 30 - 30: The stealth mission
Chapter 30 - 30: The stealth mission
I spent the next day double-checking everything, giving instructions to my re
"Phew, this was close…"
"Father, quiet," a Commando Bee whispered to me. "We must be *quiet*. Don't shout."
I slapped a hand over my mouth.
"We remember where this thing lives. Later, we can return with more bees," a Commando Bee whispered and moved her bee-tail, miming stinging someone.
My eyes widened as my daughters all nodded with approval.
'Such drive for revenge! Is this a Commando Bee thing, or just a general bee thing?'
"Anyway… Let's just get going," I whispered.
We continued our journey even more carefully, as I tried to stay below notice of the beasts that hunt from above (especially hornets), but above notice of the beasts that hunt below.
Several other times, we had to get away from 'hunters' who thought we were close enough to try getting us.
Well, they sure *tried*! We were faster every time.
It was noon by the time I saw a broken hammer on the ground, recognizable only by bits of bark on its handle and half-disappeared in the grass. We definitely reached the Danger Zone.
It made me feel melancholic.
"Look out for anything hive-shaped or hornet-shaped," I whispered.
There were no pillar mountains nearby. Where else would have I built a hive if I was a colony of murder hornets?
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