Couldn't keep up eh? The monster kind is supreme, huh? We can faster, further, longer! Morrelia must have been laughing up her sleeve whilst looking down at my stupid, fat face. After we left the Village, giving Morrelia a short period of time to inform her squad and pack her essentials we set off, leaving a concerned looking Enid behind as we journeyed to the north, heading back towards the ravaged lands of the former kingdom of Liria.
My budding attitude as a monster supremacist has been thoroughly crushed by the leather armoured, dark haired woman. With Tiny lumbering at my side and Crinis riding on my back we departed at a run, sprinting away through the trees, clods of dirt flying behind us as we employed our dash skills, drawing on our reserves of stamina.
I'd been so confident!
What a fool.
When we stopped to rest after thirty minutes of solid dashing, Tiny and I both huffing and puffing, pushed to our limits by the physical exertion, I turned to find Morrelia standing behind me, a quizzical frown on her face. She wasn't even sweating!
I'd been so startled to see her, my eyes had almost bugged out my head. I can only give thanks that she can't read my facial expression. Impatient, she'd tapped her gloved finger to her forehead, indicating that she desired a mind bridge in order to communicate.
I sighed and wove the spell, irritated at myself for opening my fat mandibles.
[Why are we stopping?] blunt as always.
[Just ah, sussing our the situation, making sure we don't stumble into any roaming monsters. Not exactly easy to scout whilst running at top speed now is it?] I deflected.
That caused her to raise one eyebrow in query.
[That was your top speed?] she asked.
not! How could I, the ant known as the Diamond Speedster, have such a low running pace? When I get serious I am naught but a blur! The eyes of mere mortals are not enough to - yes, yes that is as
Pathetic.
my façade cracks and I immediately come clean, all
flat, not mocking in anyway, which
distant second] I confess, no longer holding any desire to try and deceive this
fortune,
realise you had names. Do all of you have
us. I've handed out a few names here and there but certainly not to everyone in the colony. My
mocking I hand over my name without even considering
expression on her face, as if not quite believing that she is having this conversation, learning the
I shrugged my antennae.
me whatever makes you happy. It's no chitin off of my carapace. Since we are doing introductions, the giant bat faced ape is Tiny, and
his gigantic, heavy frame, rugged silver fur and potent fists speak with great clarity about his prowess is battle. Crinis looks harmless, an inanimate little ball without
your pets.
know what I'm doing with the two of them] I admit, [I'm just sort of working
look
they able to communicate as
I shake my head.
even a little bit. I had to take a skill that allows mental communication with pets to chat with
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