The new bees sat in the auditorium, eagerly awaiting the arrival of the trainer. They had been waiting for weeks for this combat course conducted by The Veteran. This is among a series of training seminars organised by The Queen for the orientation of new bees in the hive. The Veteran is an ex soldier bee and her reputation far precedes her. During the 2008 great bear attack, where an opportunistic bear tried to steal the golden honey in the hive, it is reported that she single handedly turned the tide of battle and defeated the bear. However, it was a victory with high cost. A full section of the hive is entirely destroyed when the vicious claws of the bear came pawing down. All the bees that fought with the bear perished to protect The Queen. All? Nay, all except for The Veteran. And she had lived not only ......