Of course, Amby just stared at me blankly.
"I have no idea what you are talking about, Necty. Will you explain?"
She spoke the shortened version of my name the same way she said, "ill-in-the-head".
"Nope-nope-nope. This is a gateway to things I would rather not start. Our society is a far cry from a democratic utopia already!"
Thankfully, she didn't insist on the answer.
***
With the news brought by dragon riders, I immediately flew to Hive Rich—humans would most likely target that place.
On my way to Hive Rich, I saw the First Train on the slow journey back home. From above, it was an even grander sight. The storms it went through must've damaged the embellishments outside, but the bees clearly took good care of the train, because it looked like new.
Squads of train guards carried new trophies, clearly gathered from the predators they had to kill on their way. The train pullers looked tired, but not excessively so, despite the heavy load of metal and coal in the train carts.
