BOOK 1
THE CARVING
ORIGIN — a pumpkin is carved in the forge; its candle is lit with a drop of gas; it begins auditing the swarm by night.
BOOK 2
SIX NIGHTS OF THE HIVE
ONE TALE PER HAUNT — the jack patrols six corners of the hive over six nights.
BOOK 3
THE CANDLE WAR
CLIMAX — the hornets mass to snuff the candle; the jack flickers but never dies; the vigil becomes eternal.