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!

undirected mental communication washed out over them, rippling through the ambient mana in the

one here, or this one,

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 worked together, supposedly

to mean the Eldest… Who else could they

no idea, but the Eldest isn't here. There is almost a zero percent chance that they

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

element at play that we don't understand," Sloan sighed. "Anytime something weird happens,

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

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

"I'll arrange an escort."

mage closer to the enemy in a matter of seconds. Coolant had a

a thousand may send the

"What do you mean?"

she counted quickly, "eight golgari over there. If we walk closer with

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

mages, for raising shields, scouts, for detecting 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 stopped and parked themselves for

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

for a long moment before a reply came

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

was rather 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,