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!

rippling through the ambient mana in

this one, a friend

in a chair next to him, watching all that occurred with an expression of detached boredom. Next to them a trio of mages worked together,

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

have no idea, but the Eldest isn't here. There is almost a zero percent chance that they don't know that! Surely!"

for some reason, why not let them do it? One less for them to fight when they made a push

we don't

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

need to move a little closer, I don't think I can extend

"I'll arrange an escort."

away and had a thousand ants ready to escort the mage closer to the enemy in a matter of seconds. Coolant had

you think a thousand may send

"What do you mean?"

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

think a thousand is too many?" Sloan rubbed the top of her head with an antennae. A thousand didn't

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

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

stone-people all communicated with each other for a long moment before a reply

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

insult? She couldn't