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 mana in the air and into

the reincarnated one here, or this one,

elaborately armoured figure reclined in a chair next to him,

the Eldest… Who else could they possibly

a zero percent chance

to kill another golgari for some reason,

that we don't understand,"

trouble like a Queen taking in Biomass. The end result was something good, but

out to them?" Coolant offered. "I'll need to move a little closer, I

"I'll arrange an escort."

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

a thousand may send the wrong

"What do you mean?"

If we walk closer

Sloan rubbed the top of her head with an antennae. A thousand didn't feel

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

formally, [I have come to clarify exactly what it is that you

for a long moment before

want you to bring them here so that they may duel the High Blade Balta. He wishes to expunge the shame

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