How to tame your dragon

The dragons clearly didn't want to be near five hundred bees. We scared them as much as they scared us.

"Vile beasts…"

"I bet their hides will make fine armor."

"I won't question Father's decisions, but if the black hunters give us a reason to fight, I will be the first one to put a spear through their eyes."

"Only if you can fly faster than me, Crusher!"

I turned to the whispering Beemarines and saw only stoic faces with eagerness gleaming in their facetious eyes.

Correction: we scared them as much as they scared *me*. I doubted Beemarines were afraid of *anyone*!

Thankfully, the dragons didn't understand bee language. After observing Beemarines for a couple minutes, one of them finally dared to steal a piece of a caterpillar from the ground, then jumped away to eat it at a safe distance.

A moment later, its two friends followed, and within five minutes, the entire hoard of food was empty again.