"You're welcome. Other hives, while they've changed their diet, have not yet changed their habits. Eventually, perhaps, but for now, throwing them off before they can get any ideas is the best solution."

He stepped in under the comfortably hot spray, a wonderful change from soaking in a bath. It felt good after such a long day in the sun and dirt. His tired worked muscles were already healed, and his mind was drifting to the distress signal and possibility it might hold.