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!

could she climbed onto my head once again and practically danced with joy as she pelted me with endless questions, observations and random statements! I can seriously feel a headache

answer her at first but my responses became shorter and shorter the longer the conversation went on. Eventually I just had to shout "I need to talk to the Queen!" and started ignoring

Anything for relief!

been enduring Vibrant's endless thirst for conversation in my absence, seeing as she's the only other ant capable

level. What saint

back my emotions I speak to the Queen. "Mother, we need to move the colony once more.

killed so many members of the colony and wounded her, a faint anger

follow. The problem is that you'll have to move across the surface if

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

me ok?! If you keep it to yourself again you really might get killed

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 just shuffles along, maintaining

the Queen but as soon

"Where are we going?"

we need to escape the

"Humans!? I will die to protect the

immediately become about her

we just need to move! If we can get far enough south they

"Ok then. But let me know if I need to sacrifice

you to die

doesn't seem convinced and shuffles about on my head a little more

what are

Oh god.

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

…. …. …. "So why are your

….

Kill me.

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