Curiosity got the better of me. Twice a week I went to the gym for an hour before showering on arrival at the office. We have access to showers and ch...anging facilities adjacent to the warehouse and packing hall, a short stroll from the office block so I could shave, shower and freshen up, grab some breakfast and still be at my desk for 8:30.One Thursday morning I decided to do some road running, rather than visit the gym. I ran to the office, stayed in my running gear but instead of making for. ." "NO!" I interrupted, "I don't trust Flower enough for that." But Daddy..." she implored."NO! And that is final." OK..." Baby huffed, turning over and closing her eyes. "I think I may have forgotten to lock the doors to the basement. Good night."I lie there looking at the red glow of the alarm clock on the ceiling for a few moments, trying to convince myself that the doors were locked.Fuck! I thought, tossing the covers off of me and heading downstairs to check the doors.The top door was. ‘Man is a bee! He works all day. We work all day. He follows his monarch. We follow our monarch. He values flowers. We value flowers. ‘Both man and bee construct our homes, not living in the air, but in hives. Both man and bee have castes. Both man and bee work together. ‘But most important is this: no other beast works as we do. Cows and wolves and hawks find their food or take it. Only we make it, harvesting our crops, bringing it home, turning it into our meals: this both we and man do.. "Knock if off you two," Gunga Din says as we near the area where we last left the rest of the Protectors. But He keeps his tone light, he knows we are only feeling good and I would never let anything happen to my friends.We round a corner and see the rest of the Protectors. There is no fighting going on now. My guess is they have killed everyone who was going to resist. and anyone who is left is in deep hiding. I would hide too if I saw this crew coming.There is relief on the faces of the other.