Glad you could join us for the next diversionary episode of Elliot’s Adventures. If you’re new here, you can catch up by returning to the beginning, and reading really fast…
Queen Madalena bided her time till the next night that Andre was on guard duty at the entrance. When he saw her, he stiffened to attention.
“It’s all right, son,” she said offering him one of the nectars she’d brought along, “I couldn’t sleep. I thought if I wandered for a bit, maybe visited with whomever was on guard duty, I would wind down enough to get a few hours’ rest before sunrise.”
“Sure, Mother, thanks!”
Settling onto the Hiverarchy’s stoop, the Queen asked, “What do you know about this Alliance army your sister’s gotten involved in?”
“Not much, really,” he answered guzzling his drink, ”Bog and Fen sent soldiers to train them for this war they say is coming from some raggedy band of rebels.”
“What do they want?”
“The supposed rebels? Who knows? It doesn’t have anything to do with us. You know, Sam’s the only Freelands’ bee there.” He finished his nectar and jumped to his feet. “Do you want me to get us some more?”
Covering a budding yawn, she answered, “Thank you, that would be lovely — I think it’s working. if I can’t keep my eyes open till you get back, I’ll just trundle off to bed.”
As soon as he turned down the side passage, Queen Madalena flew into the night.
To be continued. . .
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Space, Time, and Raspberries 
Your thoughts are really imaginative. “Great”. All the best.
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Thank you very kindly. 🙂
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Ah, gone as in, she left. Not dead. I hope I’m not confusing Queens now. Lol. *waits patiently for next installment*
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I think you’ve kept them sorted out. Madalena is Sam’s mom and Queen of the Hiverarchy of Free Bees in the Freelands. Queen Lilian the Magnificent, Undisputed Monarch of Fen, is Clifton’s aunt and an old friend of King Arnie and Cassandra’s mother. Maybe we need Family Tree artwork, lol.
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I had it sorted. I think I was shifting a bit. Lol. I love the next installment too! Thank you, Sue.
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You’re welcome, and thank you, Tre. You’re one of the people I am grateful to have in my life. Happy Thanksgiving to you and all of yours!
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Oh, no. I’m just seeing this. Thank you, Sue. I am grateful that you are in mine too. I pray that you had a lovely Thanksgiving. Thank you so much. *big hugs*
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It was a lovely Thanksgiving — serene, and full of too much good food. 🙂 *big hugs right back*
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