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!

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

or this one, a friend

at sword point whilst an elaborately armoured figure reclined in a chair next

could they possibly want?" Coolant wondered with

here. There is almost a zero percent chance that they don't

some reason, why not let 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 taking in Biomass. The end

"I'll need to move a little

"I'll arrange an escort."

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

thousand may send the

"What do you mean?"

"eight golgari over there. If we walk closer

of her head with an antennae. A thousand didn't feel like many to her. Then again, she

be fine. Shortly thereafter a procession of a hundred and one ants cautiously advanced toward the golgari delegation, ready to flee at a moment's notice. Sloan had considered things carefully and the delegation contained a healthy mix of mages, for raising shields, scouts, for detecting foul play, and soldiers, to hold the line in the event the others needed

Colony,] she started off formally, [I have come to clarify exactly

communicated with each other for a long moment before

ant. We want you to bring them here so that they may duel the High Blade Balta.

taken 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, but she didn't let her confusion show.