Wicker Man (The Bees! The Bees!)

Bourbon suggested that they grab a weak, hollow branch and run. The woman wrinkled her nose slightly and looked at the mass amounts of bees that littered the area. The low, vibrating hum of their buzzing was beginning to give her a headache. Giving her head a little shake, she looked to the dog. "If we're going to do it, we'd better do it now. The honey is encased in wax, right?" She shot him a glance, then, without a second look, the woman latched her teeth into the branch, pulled with all of her might, and took off running as fast as she could with the awkward thing between her jaws.

A violently angry swarm of bees instantly began to follow right on their heels. More than once Resin felt the angry sting to her muzzle and ears. She had a destination in mind, however. There was a pond nearby. Putting on a burst of speed, the giantess leaped into the pond, releasing the branch as she did so. The branch would float, but she would not. Down into the water she went, swimming as long as she could beneath the liquid before popping up for air. The bees stayed with their floating branch while the wolf swam to the bank. Her muzzle and ears throbbed from the stings and she would have some nasty welts to show for it. Eyes cast around for Bourbon. Their best course of action would be to wait for the bees to retreat. They wouldn't stay with a waterlogged branch.

It took about an hour for the flying warriors to give up and go back to their larger hive. Wading back into the water, Resin took up the branch between her teeth once more. Back to the bank, she gave it to Bourbon. "I've lost my taste for honey. There won't be much in the branch, so take it back to your children." With a nod and a grumble as she went, Resin made her way back to her packlands, her face already swelling.

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