Chrysalis

[I do not wish to burden you with knowledge that you may not be prepared to understand. My order has spent much time plumbing the mysteries behind this place and despite centuries of effort, we have only been able to learn a portion of the whole truth. Even that limited understanding came largely through the intervention of an outside influence.]

I have a feeling I should pull up a chair and whip out my spiral bound notebook as the teacher is about to launch into lecture. So naturally did the lizard slip into a lecturing tone that I presume he's actually well practiced in it.

[Master! What is happening here? Do we need to fight?] Crinis breaks into my thoughts.

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[I think we're okay. He seems to want to explain something to us. Stay alert, just in case.]

[Of course, Master.]

[I do have a name,] the Kaarmodo drawled.

[Well… if you never tell me what it is, you can hardly complain that I don't use it.]

[That… is true. Hmmm. We tend not to share our names with outsiders, but this may be a special circumstance. It is truly rare for one of my order to have such an opportunity. Hmmm. My name is Ivran'tep, second scholar of the tower at Gold Peak.]

[Nice to meet you champ. My name is Anthony…. I'm an ant.]

[Hmm… Indeed. You are.]

An awkward pause develops as Ivran'tep examines me slowly, his large angular head turning slight fractions this way and that.

[Hmmm... As I say, we don't tend to have the opportunity to talk with those such as yourself, especially when you are in fit state to speak coherently back. Too often, the process of being inserted into the Dungeon and left to fend for themselves is too much for your minds. Garralosh herself was almost completely lost by the time we became aware of her. I have been with her for many years, but I was rarely was she able to speak with me.]

I'm taken aback by how up front he's being with me.

Earth, inserted into the

globe. We have heard of this 'Earth' before, but we know precious little about it. We also do

I might keep the fact I can talk to

knows? Maybe the

merit in this suggestion. I will ponder on

about that stupid gem.

with me, obviously,

the knowledge of what you have doesn't travel

but shrink back from Ivran'tep at those

saying you don't

He blinks slowly.

in the core, we

referring to your order? Is this a Kaarmodo sorcerous cabal of

the Kaarmodo, although we are quite accepted in the mountain empire. We are found across

this collection of esteemed scholars have

of the Red

sound ominous

ominous. Deliberately so. We bear dangerous knowledge

that makes

knowledge'. Please tell me what it is that you want to say, but

this. Hmm. You have heard of

that Formo the Sophos mentioned something about

deep in the Dungeon. That's

is sufficient. There are many old monsters who live deep but the true ancients number only nineteen. They seek to make that number whole, they wish for another

do not like where this

it is our sole purpose. There are many