Despite the bees that desperately attacked him, the leader of humans threw his torch. The colossal stone thing made an arc through the air and hit the top of Hill Rock, crushing several dozen ballistas and all the bees that manned them in an instant.
Then it fell away and rolled on the ground, crushing several more bees that were too close to Hive Under Rock's entrance. But to the relief of Bloodhero and all other bees, instead of falling into the hive, the torch rolled away and stayed there, still burning.
The nearby grass caught fire immediately, and the nearest trees promised to follow quickly; but Bloodhero had no time to worry about the spreading fire.
The humans were already trying to run away, and she flew up to catch them. The reserve force flew after her without delay.
