A single paper wasp wasn't terribly dangerous, but it was a threat. Paper wasps were already twice as tall as bees, and their evolution gave them deadly dangerous claws and immunity to venom.
Whisper knew that a squad of Beehounds would surround and defeat a single wasp, anyway, even if some of them might get wounded or even die. But a wasp nearby meant they were already being hunted and chased.
'You can't slow down, Group 1!' Whisper messaged the Sergeant Beehound of the group. 'Keep moving toward your target and keep reporting the situation!'
'Understood.'
There was silence after this message, and Whisper nervously chewed on her claw.
She had the second group of Beehounds just for this inevitable moment. Whisper knew they were too many wasps to just distract with a decoy, so they were more of a safeguard in case the first group was tied up or fell before they even started on their objective.
Perhaps it was already the time to send them in…
