Chrysalis

Coolant looked out from her perch next to the upper sally port of the great gate and felt nothing but confusion.

"Do you want to go tell him, or should I?" she said to Sloan who was clinging to the wall next to her.

The general shook her head, bewildered.

"I mean. They have to know, right? There's no chance that they don't know."

"I assume they know. I mean, what are the odds the two forces aren't communicating to this extent?"

"Almost none, surely. Such a lack of organisation in our foes would throw our plans way out."

"Hasn't this thrown them way out anyway?"

Sloan hesitated.

"That's… true."

The two of them looked out in silence for a few more moments at the totally unexpected scene before them.

"What do you think we should do?" Coolant asked, her scent as calm and unruffled as it always was.

"I don't know!" Sloan fretted. Why would these idiots perform this sort of moronic action now of all times? It didn't make any sense!

undirected mental communication washed out over them, rippling through the ambient mana in the air and

or this one, a friend

elaborately armoured figure reclined in a chair next to him, watching all that occurred with an expression of detached boredom.

have to mean the Eldest… Who else could they possibly want?" Coolant wondered

is almost a zero percent chance that they

golgari for some reason, why not let them do it? One less for them

is involved, there might be some element at play that we don't understand," Sloan sighed. "Anytime something

Eldest gobbled down trouble like a Queen

them?" Coolant offered. "I'll need to move a little closer, I don't think I can extend a mind

"I'll arrange an escort."

away and had a thousand ants ready to escort the mage closer

thousand may send the wrong

"What do you mean?"

over there. If we walk closer with

too many?" Sloan rubbed the top of her head with an antennae. A thousand didn't feel like many to her.

shields, scouts, for detecting foul play, and soldiers, to hold the line in the event

on behalf of the Colony,] she started off formally, [I have

communicated with each other for a long moment before a reply came

reincarnated ant. We want you to bring them here so that they may duel the High Blade Balta. He wishes to expunge the shame the creature has cast upon his house with his own

what? Some imagined insult? She couldn't possibly comprehend the meaning behind such actions, but she didn't let her confusion show. True to her