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!

head once again and practically danced with joy as she pelted me with endless questions,

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

Anything for relief!

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

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 come again, and

the creatures who killed so many members of the colony and wounded her, a faint anger can be felt from

is that you'll have to move across the surface if we are going to

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

Make sure you tell me ok?! If you keep it

return to the surface. As she makes her own way to the enlarged opening they created for her

I was speaking to the Queen but as soon

"Where are we going?"

need to escape the

"Humans!? I will

this immediately become about her

we just need to move! If we can get

me know if I need to sacrifice my life for

you to die

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

are

Oh god.

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

…. "So why are your antennae so funny

….

Kill me.

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