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

reincarnated one here, or this one, a friend of that creature,

their own forced to kneel on the ground at sword point whilst an elaborately armoured figure reclined in a chair next to

have to mean the Eldest… Who else could they possibly

here. There is almost a zero percent chance that they don't know that! Surely!" Sloan

asked. In her opinion, if one of the golgari wanted to kill another golgari for some reason, why

is involved, there might be some element at play that we don't understand," Sloan

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

offered. "I'll need to move a little closer, I don't think I can extend

"I'll arrange an escort."

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

think a thousand may send

"What do you mean?"

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

antennae. A thousand didn't feel like many to her. Then again, she was an ant. "I'll

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 to retreat. Once they had covered half the ground toward the first gate, they very obviously stopped and parked themselves for a moment.

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

stone-people all communicated with each other for

to bring them here so that they may duel the High Blade Balta. He wishes to expunge the shame the creature has cast upon his

Some imagined insult? She couldn't possibly comprehend the meaning behind such actions, but she didn't let her confusion show. True to her name, she remained