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.

made of stone, just that their skin was so dense and, combined with the greyish

a shoulder" she

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

up you get" Mirryn urged, grabbing

Eashy!" he mumbled as he

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,

voice found her from

her left she found Tribune Aurillia approaching from the officers’ quarters, further down this wing of the barracks. All of the Liria branch trainees

coughed awkwardly, "bigger for

Donnelan always struggled to deal with stress. Considering how much has changed for him lately, this

have a home on the surface anymore" Mirryn pointed out, a little bitterness leaking through. "It shouldn’t shock anyone that some

far younger woman,

of them have survived and fled.

off and turned to

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

her voice. "Every monster we kill is a threat that has been removed, every day we hold the Bulwark

off? Is

always been strong. Not only had she taken to the Legions training exceptionally well, she had displayed a rare emotional strength. She’d been the rock of her training group and many who might have failed had

was younger. This was a Legionary who would go far. Probably

you know about the Ancients?" she

blinked at the sudden

much? I mean, are you referring to

talking about the Ancients. The

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