Chrysalis

[Yes, you] I snap.

Enid immediately stumbles forward until she reaches the side of the still sonorously praising one-armed priest.

I see her concentrate and then her voice appears in my mind.

[Wouldn't it be more appropriate to communicate with this man?] she indicates the priest, [it was he who led our people to this place].

This priest?! How the heck did he find me?! Does he have some sort of tracking device on me or something?! More likely he was able to follow our trail somehow but the bottom line remains, what the heck are these people here for? They certainly don't look as they've come to fight, judging by the number of women and children in the crowd, not to mention the sheer lack of arms.

[I will speak to you since I have had dealings with you before. Make it clear to the others I am speaking to you].

I don't want to talk to that guy. He makes me a nervous.

Enid take a moment to gingerly touch the priest on the shoulder and indicate that I am communicating with her using mind magic. Rather than disappointed, the priests face is overcome with enlightenment and he bows low before me, head nearly touching the ground, before he backs away to speak animatedly to the crowd. Nothing phases this guy…

[Enid. Tell me why these people have followed my family here to the wild lands]

homes have been destroyed. After you vanished following the assault on the castle things settled down at first. Many of the villagers wanted to know where you went but we

then, her recollections

deep breath before focusing her mind once more. [Then the capital caught fire. We could hear the roaring of beasts from our houses and flames reached the so high it was sky was burning. We were terrified, nobody knew what to do. Then monsters burst out of the Dungeon and into the church, dozens of them. Some of the villagers fought for a time but they were never ending. Then the big

as perhaps I was before but she seems overwhelmed

organised a retreat. We ran from the town with nothing but what we could carry on our backs

flee south. We heard word of the colony's

taken part in the deception to save her village from themselves she knows that I am

us in peace, that's all we can ask. If you aren't willing then you may

getting that from the Dungeon in short order, I need to prepare myself before the future generation of ant workers is born! This is a critical time for me

[tell Beyn I want him to get them settled make sure they don't interfere with

onto the others. The people appear glad to some extent, a little light returns to their dark and dull faces. With a little more energy and spring in their step they turn as Beyn, delirious with joy at being entrusted with this task begins to lead the others across, helping them

and she gladly hobbles over to it and sits. I have no idea how she managed the journey at her age, trudging by foot over

Tell me

The capital got the worst of it, I can't imagine any other reason for the whole city to be torched like that.

trapped inside those walls. It isn't hard to imagine

about his work. It isn't normal for monsters to

about that. To me, strange stuff has been happening ever since

mean the Garralosh Infants? Why bring them