Chrysalis

Chapter 271

"Then we were fighting theshe monsters and they are like freaking shombies, I’m tellin’ you. No matter what I hit them with they just don’t shtay down. Finally I burn the shtoopid thing so much it falsh down and this ugly ass bug breaksh out of iz back and jush crawlsh off!"

"Donnelan, I think you’ve had enough. I can’t understand what on earth you’re saying."

"I’m..... FINE!"

"You are not fine, you’ve been trying to drink out of the bowl of nuts for the last fifteen minutes!"

"... Maybe I’sh had enough."

"I thought you mage types were supposed to be smart. You had enough an hour ago you moron. You’re juicier than a fiddler at festival time. I bet you can’t even walk."

Donnelan’s eyes go blank for a moment as he sways from side to side, testing his balance.

"Yous right!" he declared. "I cantsh walk."

Mirryn grunted with irritation. She’d been happy to join in and have a few drinks but she was quick to realise that the spirits they brewed down here were several levels more intense than anything they’d drunk on the surface. So she’d slowed down her pace, enjoyed the convivial atmosphere and watched the various races and social grouping here in Railleh mixing within the venue.

Donnelan had just wrecked himself and complained.

"Is he going to make it home?" rumbled the barkeep as he approached.

The enormous Golgarin male had kept a watchful eye on his business all night but hadn’t had to flex his size on anyone, something that Mirryn was quite grateful for. Easily seven feet tall and quite literally looking as if he’d been carved from a mountainside, the man looked as if he could crush two human heads in one of his massive palms.

heard that the Golgarin weren’t actually made of stone, just that their skin was so dense and, combined with the greyish texture,

him a shoulder" she

to the other side of the bar, ready to serve

on Donnelan, up you get" Mirryn urged, grabbing her

Eashy!" he mumbled as

the barracks, loud snoring rumbling out the doorway already. The moron had staggered and stumbled each and every step, not to mention a few stops on the way to expel the worst of his drinks, causing the journey to take four times as long as it should’ve. The second

a quiet voice found her

further down this wing of the barracks. All of the Liria branch

awkwardly, "bigger

"I’m not surprised. Young Donnelan always struggled to deal with stress. Considering

a home on the surface anymore" Mirryn pointed out,

and walked towards the far younger woman, placing

pray that some of them have survived and fled. Until the mana levels recede, our duty is to

shrugged her officers hand off and turned

two months than I’ve killed in all my life up to this point, and it isn’t stopping. Even now the soldiers in the forts are fighting. No matter how much we fight it doesn’t seem

monster we kill is a threat that has been removed, every

be sealed off? Is this sort of thing

only had she taken to the Legions training

younger. This was a Legionary

do you know about the Ancients?" she

the sudden

you referring to

head, "I’m talking about the Ancients.

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