Chrysalis

We make good time as we flee once more, this time with the hulking form of Tiny stomping along behind us. It's nice to have the big guy's powerful presence with the group once more. Sometimes a problem just needs to be hit really hard, and while Tiny might have his faults, that is certainly something that he brings to the table. In spades.

In terms of speed, he still can't keep up with me, but at least he's faster than before. What's surprising is that he uses his wings when he gets the space. They flare out from his back and stretch much wider than I'd thought was possible before they push down with tremendous force, giving the giant ape a bit of lift, leading to a burst of speed. It's quite impressive when it happens, which isn't often in these more narrow tunnels.

[So what happened to Corun?]

[Harrr?]

[Wasn't he supposed to be with you?]

My understanding was that Corun would take Tiny out hunting in the tunnels; it's not as if he could just let Tiny loose in the Dungeon without supervising him.

[Arrr. Bek.]

[He went back?]

[Hnn.] A nod.

Strange…

[Did he say why?]

suppose it doesn't matter now since we've managed to meet up and escape. What happened before isn't especially

push me further. There are so many ants in range, I'm still

[You alright there, Jim?]

think…

long. Another ten minutes,

[Oh boy…]

worm! You've had it too soft for too long. Time to

reply, instead focusing on wriggling a little faster as he slithers forward. It doesn't take long to make it back to the junction, and this time we branch away from the outpost and head towards the ever-increasing signal coming from the Colony members nearby. Our progress immediately slows as we have to deal with the monsters

[Let's go!]

He communicates his confusion and outrage at the mere suggestion we leave food

people! Do you want

of Biomass to stuff

[Good enough!]

back to the Colony without seeing another Golgari. If they catch up and we have to fight, then there's a solid chance that I'll have to injure or destroy them, since I sure as heck don't want them to take me back. If they end up losing warriors in the process of tracking me down then that's likely to light a fire I'd prefer stayed unlit. The more resources they pour into trying to track me

family would be less than ideal. If that happened then… Geez, I don't even know what would need to be done? Relocate the Colony? Fight back? Go deeper into the Dungeon? Go higher? Who even

game, man! Let's get my big fat abdomen to safety as fast as possible and then I don't have

doesn't go that way. After five minutes of desperate running and battling, they finally catch us. The first sign is a tingle in my antennae warning me

CRASH!

that falls from above with the force of a collapsing

and the pets before I turn to see someone stand amidst

over the ore that covers him, it glitters like a rainbow. Is