In the end, if someone left me without the ability to walk, it wasn't Tabletina—it was Ambrosia!
But Tabletina sure helped.
That evening, I drained 12 health points worth of blood, and shared them among 22 Beemarines.
11 of them were my bodyguards, and 11 others were just bees suggested to me by Bloodhero for their combat achievements—which meant they weren't just brave and vicious, but also cunning and skillful.
Bravery and viciousness were too common among Beemarines to count as achievements!
By next morning, I found that my electrical organ had fully charged, and my health points recovered to 〔26/36〕. The regeneration I stacked for myself was really helping—this was twice as fast as I healed before. Perhaps even *thrice* as fast.
But there, good news ended.
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A royal breakfast in Royal Chambers.