Meanwhile, the situation was actually worse for everyone outside.
Luca, who'd already retreated several paces after his first attempt to approach, stood there looking thoroughly concerned as he watched the swarm. "I think we should stay back," he said. "They're really territorial right now."
The bees were behaving even more aggressively toward everyone outside than they had inside the room. Hundreds of them maintained an unnervingly disciplined formation in front of the medical bay entrance, creating a dense wall of vibrating wings and tiny stingers that made it abundantly clear they had no intention of letting anyone through.
"Brother..." Ollie looked from the bees to the closed door, worry written all over his face. "Is this actually okay?"
The dungeon owner honestly didn't know how to answer that.
Fortunately, someone else did.
