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!

them, rippling through the ambient mana in the air

one here, or this one, a

first gate, a procession of golgari stood with one of their own forced to kneel on the ground at sword point whilst an elaborately armoured figure reclined in a chair next to him, watching all that occurred with an expression of detached boredom. Next to them a trio of mages

Eldest… Who else could they possibly want?" Coolant wondered with

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

of the golgari wanted to kill another golgari for some reason,

that we don't understand," Sloan sighed. "Anytime something weird

that. It was true. For whatever reason, the Eldest gobbled down trouble like a Queen taking in Biomass. The end result was something good, but the appetite appeared to be

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

"I'll arrange an escort."

ants ready to escort the mage closer to the enemy in a matter of

a thousand may

"What do you mean?"

of.." she counted quickly, "eight golgari over there. If we walk closer with a thousand, might

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

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

greet you on behalf of the Colony,] she started off formally, [I have come to clarify

with each other for a long moment before a reply came

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

aback by this. This guy came all the way out here chasing the Eldest? For what? Some imagined insult? She couldn't possibly comprehend the meaning behind such actions,