Chrysalis

Chapter 162

It's been two hours now and the little worker just. Won't. Stop!

"Why is your carapace so shiny?"

"How'd you get so big?"

"Can I do the magicky stuff?"

"Isn't talking FUN!"

"What are you doin'?"

"What are you doin' now?"

"Do you like eating? I think it's the best!"

"Should we dig something? I love digging!"

And on, and on.

It turned out the little lump on her back was Crinis who seemed delighted to grab hold of my antennae and migrate onto my back. She even quietly spoke up, saying [Welcome back master] after she'd settled onto my carapace.

So polite! Her voice was very soft and reserved, not at all like the image of the full grown JellyMaw I remember.

All that effort I spent making her more intelligent seems to have paid off! It'll be nice to have a pet I can have a decent conversation with. Tiny is great at the whole silent companionship thing but isn't much for a detailed conversation. Only thing is the little pet seems extremely reticent, no matter how I prodded I wasn't able to get any more words out of her.

Maybe she's just shy…

Vibrant on the other hand…. Apparently the bizzarre hatchling doesn't seem to struggle with this public speaking.

She won't shut up!

once again and practically danced with joy as she

but my responses became shorter and shorter the longer the conversation went on. Eventually I just had to shout "I need

Anything for relief!

my predicament. I can only imagine that the Queen has been enduring Vibrant's endless thirst for conversation in my absence, seeing as she's the only other ant capable

the Queen has risen to an even higher level.

emotions I speak to the Queen. "Mother, we need to move the colony once more. We aren't safe if we remain where we are. The humans will

members of the colony and wounded her, a faint anger can be felt

can go that they won't follow. The problem is that you'll have to

moment before nodding. "I believe I will be able to sustain myself for some few days" she

you keep it to yourself again

antennae and begins to mobilise the workers to return to the surface. As she makes her own way to the enlarged opening

to hold herself in whilst I was speaking to the Queen but as soon as

"Where are we going?"

south, we need to escape

became enraged. "Humans!? I will

this immediately become

need to move! If we can get far enough south they won't want to follow us" I

a little mollified. "Ok then. But let me know if I need to

to die ok?! Its

shuffles about on my head a little more before moving onto her

are

Oh god.

are going to get ready to move out. As soon as the colony is assembled we are going

…. "So why are your antennae so funny

….

Kill me.

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