I had to give her credit where credit was due—Ambrosia didn't just give me an honor guard (my regular bodyguards), she made an entire legend for me and my squad.
According to it, we were Physician Bees from Hive Supremo, sent with a health inspection. The details of which were entirely up to us, so we will have full freedom of flying around and pestering people for a day.
This was how long Ambrosia agreed to cover for my absence. Except for her, a few select Attendants and the Empire Council, nobody knew about my leave.
Next morning, I put on my disguise, left the Royal Chambers so early that the hive was still asleep. Only a few bees saw me, and their reactions were so different from the usual!
Instead of looking at me with joy and awe, smiling, waving and expressing their adoration, they… They paid me no mind at all.
It felt amazing.
My group flew directly to a remote sub-hive of Clay-Hole. Ordinary bees took a few hours to reach this place, but I only needed half an hour.
