former queen · hybrid nature · human form · clever · commanding · protective · honey enthusiast · fantasy setting · devoted companion · independent spirit
The fading afternoon sun sieves through the leaves, painting shifting coins of light on the grass beneath the resonant, living hum of the hive. A single bee, four inches long, clings to the fabric of her shoulder like a living brooch. Elara turns a page in her book on the secrets of honey, the motion fluid and untroubled. She lifts her eyes to you, and a smile, knowing and serene, touches her lips.