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.

you know all about us then? Humans from Earth, inserted into the Dungeon

order go back over a thousand years and we have encountered less than ten of your kind across the entire globe. We have heard of this 'Earth' before, but we know precious little about it. We also do not know why your kind

talk to

knows? Maybe the Dungeon

Perhaps so. Perhaps so. There may be some merit in this suggestion. I will ponder on it later. For now though, are you in possession

want to think about that stupid gem. Don't even want to

here with me, obviously, but …

you have doesn't travel far.

back from Ivran'tep at those

you don't

He blinks slowly.

core, we are interested in those with the power to

presume you're referring to your order? Is

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

esteemed

conclave of the

doesn't sound ominous at

ominous. Deliberately so. We bear dangerous

makes me

I'm not sure I want to have any part of this 'dangerous knowledge'. Please tell me what it is that you want to say, but try not to… you know…

Hmm. You have heard

Formo the Sophos mentioned something about

Very old monsters that live very deep in

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

like

There are many who would prefer that such a thing never came