Together Miku and I went through and picked out what we thought would work best for the Hex. I also confirmed that Pixie had already completed her first new Hex-Comb using her Meca-Nectar, and it was a more orange color now than the standard golden yellow.

The first thing I did was run through my options for Hex Points and found the towers that could be used for turret mounting. According to the description of them, the towers would automatically move to the outside if I added another ring to the outside, so I confirmed them.

"Two days isn't that bad. We still have to wait a day for the big one to get up, and then we have to travel to wherever they are hiding. I already did the Bomb place, five separate training rooms, and the distillery. Got any plans for the last ones?" Miku asked, but I shook my head no.

"I think that we should wait until at least the end of the day, but you can add a preservative hut so we can start storing food to sell. I want to talk to Malodar and Terrance about the shop idea, and maybe we can get some revenue going with all the interesting new things that we are producing," I said as I slowly started to get out of my chair.

Miku rushed around and grabbed my hands, helping me up and out of the chair. Next time with Messia would need to be different, I don't think that I liked the rough play like she did, and I was sure that she would understand.

When I was up, I turned to the Honey Gate just in time to see Riza and Joni come running through the door smiling. Then they both stopped to stare at me walking over, and that was when Sig waved to me and left out the gate.

"Did you fall? What happened to you?" Riza asked with a concerned look as she and Joni came rushing up to me.

Uck, no, this is not what I wanted to be known for! I didn't want to keep having to explain myself.

"Don't worry about it. If it had been common knowledge, Tag would have told you. Now, can we get together to collect the rest of the women?" Miku said in a tone that said there would be no more talk of this, and I was grateful.

Maybe this wouldn't be so bad if I could fly, but now I would have to go meet with the Queen of another Hive. I didn't want to look like I just fell down a flight of stairs, but maybe that was a good excuse if I was asked.

I would sooner be known as a klutz than the Queen that… I didn't even want to think about it. Riza and Joni stood up straight and then turned around, both looking a bit embarrassed.

"We will make sure that no one asks you anything uncomfortable, my Queen. That was unthoughtful of us," Riza said and walked towards the gate.

Riku and I followed, but then Rixie appeared and then came over to take my other arm. That was a bit of a relief, and it took some pressure off, but then Rixie called to Riza and Joni.

"Take us to go to the Flower Garden; Serria is waiting there for us," Rixie said, and Riza nodded.

"What's going on?" I asked in confusion.

"Serria is ready to evolve, so I think that we should do that before we leave, or that's what Messia said. She is there too, but Miku and I will wait here for you to come back," Rixie said as the girls walked me to the gate.

I was perplexed about what was going on, but the idea of being around Serria sounded very good to me right now. If Messia suggested that I evolve Serria now, then that meant there could be an excellent chance to heal me.

I didn't think that Messia should feel bad, but she had treated me pretty roughly for the first time, and at the time, I had thought that I liked it. The truth was that I was feeling pretty small now.

It was not that I didn't enjoy being a bit submissive and letting the girls show me what they like, but this was different. I let go of Miku and Rixie's hands and slowly walked through the Honey Gate; and Messia was waiting on the other side, but something was wrong.

Messia's eyes were bloodshot and ringed with red all around them, and they immediately came to take my hands, and she bowed her head. I wasn't sure what I was supposed to do; I was in a bit of a shock to see Messia like this.

"I am so sorry. I do not know what took me last night to be so rough with you, but I did not want to hurt you like this," Messia said to me as she looked up to me, her eyes filling.

"I know that, and I understand, but next time we will have to try something a little more gentle. I feel like someone held me down and kicked me between the legs until their legs got tired," I said with a grin and then hugged Messia.

This was all new, and it would take some getting used to and testing to figure things out. I still loved Messia the same way as I did before; no bruised Honey Pot was going to change that.

Even though it might have been too rough the first time, we learned things about ourselves, like remembering to make your own safe word after reminding the other to make one.

"Well, I think that Serria might help, and she is ready to evolve as well. I figured that if you did that first, then she might Bee able to help you. I don't want you to have to go out in public limping around like that," Messia said after we pulled apart.

"I was just going to tell them that I fell down the stairs and hit everyone," I said with a grin as Messia led me over to Serria was waiting for us.