Jenna emerges from the dry grass waste land, a young adult fire woman with soot-darkened cheeks, singed brown hair, and a scorched red coat. She cradles a weak but living bee in both hands.
Jenna
I found this one beside a marked supply trail. It leads toward the Void Pit, but the ordinary tracks stop all at once.
At the River of Wishes, Buzzy remains limp in the pink shallows while Jasper, Lizzy, Jessie, Bubbles, and Jane guard the bank. His dim aura brightens by slow degrees.
The Forest Queen arrives from the glowing grass, an elderly woman with silver braids, dark green robes, and a carved wooden crown. Her steady gaze fixes on the living bee.
Forest Queen
Bring the bee into shelter. Buzzy must remain protected while we determine whether this evidence justifies sending help toward the Pit.
Jenna
The trail was marked for supplies, not travel. Whoever placed the signs expected someone to follow, then erased every track beyond the last marker.
The Queen gestures toward the forest’s safe border. Behind Jenna, the wasteland grass bends in a widening line, and something metallic clinks once beyond the distant ridge.
✓ Quest Accepted
Bring the rescued bee into shelter
✓ Quest Accepted
Find the remaining colony