The main part of the reinforcements immediately went in the direction Whisper pointed out, but their Lieutenant sent three Beemarines with experience as field medics to help Whisper out.
They bandaged her wounds with honeyed cloth, while the loud stomping of humans' giant boots shook the earth and their sisters' buzzing could be heard in the distance.
"Those are bad wounds," one Beemarine noted, shaking her head. "You probably have broken bones. Hold strong."
Whisper winced. After the rush of fight left her, the pain steadily grew unbearable. But she bore it anyway.
'Just think about what a hero you are, Whisper,' she told herself, and focused on that and watched what was going on around.
The reinforcements quickly helped to deal with the second hornet. By then, three more flew to the area, but the overwhelming forces of bees killed them quickly.
