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!

communication washed out over them, rippling through the ambient

reincarnated one here, or this one, a friend

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

have to mean the Eldest… Who else could they

zero percent chance that they don't know that! Surely!" Sloan said. "… We have to talk

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

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

nod to that. It was true. For whatever reason, the Eldest gobbled down trouble like a Queen taking in Biomass. The end result was

"I'll need to move a little closer, I don't think I can extend a mind bridge

"I'll arrange an escort."

to escort the mage closer to the enemy

you think a thousand may send the wrong

"What do you mean?"

golgari over there. If we walk closer with a thousand, might they think

antennae. A thousand didn't feel like many

foul play, and soldiers, to hold the line in the event the others needed to retreat. Once they had covered half the ground toward the first gate, they very obviously

formally, [I

with each other for a long moment before a

the High Blade Balta. He wishes to expunge the shame the creature has cast

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