"You have sothing for , Things-Things? Alright, show it!"
I was curious and clueless. Usually, Researcher Bees were the ones who provided with surprise tech prototypes…
"Yes-yes, Father!" Things-Things turned outside and shouted, "Sisters, bring the gift in!"
Her clear and sonorous voice carried far, even in the ever-noisy hive. A mont later, two Chief Craftsn Bees entered the Council Chamber.
Between themselves, they were reverently holding an item, the look of which made gasp.
And not only —every mber of the Council was shocked, except Researchina, who kept an impassive expression.
It was a suit of the prettiest armor I've seen in this world, and at least one of the prettiest I've seen in my entire life! This could compare only with the best items made by dieval artisans.
Despite the primitive technologies and materials available, Things-Things and her sisters outdid themselves ten tis over!
Chief Craftsn, with their chests puffing with pride so much I feared they might burst, turned the armor around, showing all sides.
The armor was made from colorful green and blue dragon scales. Ones that were too big have been carved into sections, which were held together with brass wire. Larger parts of armor were held together with leather strings, which clearly were a way to put the armor on.
It was made to cover my torso, legs, had a partial covering for the tail, and even fingerless gloves from a combination of leather and scales. There were holes for wings, of course, but no helt.
The scales were arranged not only by size but also by color. More than that, the chest plate had a golden picture of a round sun with many rays.
'No, wait, this isn't a sun…'
The circle was drawn with a crown, and the sun's "rays" ended with small triangles that hit small circles.
In the language of bee symbolism, the "sun" with a crown always ant . If the rays ended with spear-like triangles instead of head-patting hands, this ant…
'The mighty many-handed Father-god strikes down enemies of the Bee Empire! This… This is so touching! And so very much like my girls!'
This gift must've been what Things-Things ntioned to in passing when I gave her the first dragon scale brought by my pet dragons. By now I almost forgot about it…
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I finally looked at Things-Things again and saw her vibrating with nervous anticipation.
"This is the great armor that I and my best Craftsn made for you from the best materials, Father! It's so great that I gave it a na—Forever Greatest. Do you like it? Will you put it on? With Forever Greatest, nothing will harm you!"
"It's incredible, Things-Things! Absolutely incredible!" I imdiately went to pat her head. "When did you get the ti for it between all the talworking, anyway? And did the inlaying, too!"
She blushed and preened under my praise.
"Researchina helped with the golden drawings… Inlaying, as you say. And she didn't say anything, because it had to be a surprise! She helped with design, too!"
Researchina nodded, quietly but obviously proud.
I smiled at her and looked at the armor again.
"This armor is outstanding. Let's try it out! The Council session is paused for now—I need to change!"
***
Forever Greatest fit perfectly. No wonder—Things-Things had all the asurents for my ordinary clothing and armor.
As for the head, the space was obviously left for my bone crown.
I put the armor over my clothing and was congratulated again.
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