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!

practically danced with joy as she pelted me with endless questions, observations and random statements! I

shorter the longer the conversation went on. Eventually I just had to shout "I need to talk to the Queen!" and started ignoring her for

Anything for relief!

by 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

Queen has risen to an even higher level. What

the colony once more. We aren't safe if we

who killed so many members of the colony and

have to move across the surface if we are going to escape quickly enough. Do

my question for a moment before nodding. "I believe I will be able to sustain myself for

tell me ok?! If you keep it to yourself again you really might get killed this time!" I

Queen simply acknowledges my words with a wave of her antennae and begins to mobilise the workers to return to the surface. As she makes her own way to the enlarged opening they created for her to enter the layer of workers around her

had managed to hold herself in whilst I was speaking to the Queen but as soon as she begins to move away she pipes up again

"Where are we going?"

the south, we need to escape the

enraged. "Humans!? I will

this immediately become about her

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 sacrifice my life for

is asking you to die ok?! Its

a little more before

what are we

Oh god.

ready to move out. As soon as

…. …. "So why are

….

Kill me.

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