We went back to the regular routine for the next in game month. I told Ruhil and Berils to hide their special abilities. "We don't want to cause a stir." I said. They nodded and did a good job at doing regular honey. They were able to improve it to the point of consistently producing C grade honey. That was the average quality the gatherers in the tribe could produce. I told Fon and Stoks work on their spearplay and swordsmanship respectively. The two of them got to work on it right away. It was at this time that the reigning monarch of Wovili died. There were 9 royals that were vying for the throne. There were Princes Aigel, Udois, Yulso, Otted, Akeids, Zuhos, Serqel, Trizus and Yihat. The princes were now entering the exploration phase. They were going to take their harems and servants to find the best of each job they could find. When they reached critical mass, about 100 members, they would press a claim to the throne. If more than one did, the hive would devolve into a civil war. Three princes tried to convince me to join them. I was invited by Yihat, Udois and Otted to join their factions.
They wanted to take the crown and wanted me for my honey. I turned them down since I did not care about fighting a civil war just yet. It was not until I was ambushed while moving between floors that I was pissed off. I killed all of them, but not before I found out that it was Serqel behind it. I was not going to let this go laying down. It was also the perfect time to take revenge. It was a interregnum and no prince would shed a tear if one of their rivals ended up dead. I went to the stores of pollen and made Ruhil and Berils form their special honeys. I also made a batch and I had my full harem take the honeycombs full of honey down to him. We were all armed to the teeth in case their was an another ambush on the way. No one batted an eye, When we were brought before him, he glared at me. "What do you want, deviant!?" he snapped. "Mighty Prince, I've come here to pay you tribute in order to end the feud between us." I said as I prostrated myself. The rest of my harem followed my lead. I wanted to really sell this. "What feud are you referring to?" he asked coyly. He had a smirk on his face.
Keeping my cool was not easy. He walked closer to us and said "I'll take the honey because of the value of S+ honey, but this changes nothing. You will join me or die. If it were me, I know which side I would choose." He took a moment to dismiss the guards. They left as he took a big hand full of each comb. We had filled two each, so he had gotten a generous serving of the scopolamine and aphrodisiac. "If you join me, I will require you become part of my harem. I will have my revenge for that dirty trick you played on me." he said as he glared at me. Due to the high potency, it kicked in immediately. He dropped the combs and held his head in pain. His giant abdomen also became erect and stiffened. That was our cue to jump into action. We hacked and slashed at him before he had time to yell or defend himself. With him as woozy and horny as it was, it was easy to score critical hits and stuns on him. I had instructed my harem not to kill him. I had plans for him. We brought him down to 0 HP with non lethal damage. We each took turns draining him. My harem got their swimmer's bodies and ten levels.
Adding insult to injury, we each laid two eggs inside him. While the prices all had abdomens that were three times the size of the regular ones, ten eggs was still enough to fill it to bursting. Before I had been going down to the nursery sublevels to deposit the eggs with the other members of the harem. Actually having a partner to couple up with was orgasmic. He got up after I deposited my eggs, but he was too weak to do anything as the others took him and placed their eggs. I was not aware how many were following him, but we had already done enough to discredit and weaken him. Even if he was able to fight and defeat his brothers, it would not change the fact he was going to bear our offspring. Most likely, he would have to flee the hive and start his own colony somewhere else. It would pretty much be doing him a favor with the stats and perks Fon and Stoks's children would have. We took the honey combs to erase our tracks. After disposing of them, we went back to our stations. It was the perfect crime. Just like I suspected, he was gone with his 93 followers two days later. Good Riddance.
