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!

as

went on. Eventually I just had to shout "I need to talk

Anything for relief!

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 of talking back to the little

level. What saint like patience! What incredible tolerance for

need to move the colony once more. We aren't safe if we remain

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

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

sustain myself for some few days" she says, "I will let

great! Make sure you tell me ok?! If you keep it to yourself again you really might get killed

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 just shuffles along, maintaining their defensive positions as she

I was speaking to the Queen but as soon as she begins to move away she pipes

"Where are we going?"

we need

enraged. "Humans!? I will die to

did this immediately

we just need to move! If we can get far enough south they won't

know if I need to sacrifice my life

you to

about on my head a little more before moving onto her next line of

what are

Oh god.

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

why are

….

Kill me.

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