A question so important required very careful consideration.
"Tell me, girls, my Advisers—what genes would make me the most perfect and overpowered?"
I held my breath, anticipating a debate that could last for hours. To my relief and fatherly pride, my Advisers instead gave their opinions in an orderly manner.
"If Father had a stinger, like us, he'd be even more fearsome and deadly. He wouldn't even need bodyguards!" Bloodhero declared.
"Don't forget regeneration and thicker skin," Workharder added.
"And resistances," Tabletina said.
Ambrosia shook her head.
"First of all, Nectus needs fertility genes. Everything else can be done by other bees."
Her eyes flashed with heat as she spoke, and I suppressed a shudder. I was sure Amby was already imagining how she'd suck all the genes I just acquitted out of me…
I spaced out for a second, imagining the same thing. Then I remembered where I was and returned to reality.
"Ahem. Thank you for your opinions, everybody. Let's see…"
