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.

weren’t actually made of stone, just that their skin was so dense and, combined with

a shoulder" she assured him, "he’ll be

other side of the bar, ready to serve another customer who was prepared to continue deep

Donnelan, up you get" Mirryn urged, grabbing

he mumbled as he staggered to

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

voice found her from

from the officers’ quarters, further down this wing of the barracks. All of the Liria branch trainees who had been recently promoted, along with their

coughed awkwardly, "bigger

with stress. Considering how much has changed for him lately, this

even have a home on the surface anymore" Mirryn pointed out, a little

far

our homes and family above. We can only hope and pray that some of them have survived

her officers hand off and turned to face

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 to matter.

doubt in her voice. "Every monster we kill is a threat that has been removed,

so important that this part of the Dungeon be sealed off? Is

had she taken to the Legions training exceptionally

reminded Aurillia of herself when she was younger. This was a Legionary who would go far.

about the Ancients?"

the sudden change of

referring

head, "I’m talking about

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