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

or this one, a friend of that

to kneel on the ground at sword point whilst an elaborately armoured figure reclined in a chair next to him, watching all that occurred

the Eldest… Who else could

chance that they don't know

wanted to kill another golgari for some reason, why not

there might be some element at play that we don't understand," Sloan sighed. "Anytime

only nod to that. It was true. For whatever reason, the Eldest gobbled down trouble like a Queen taking

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

"I'll arrange an escort."

ants ready to escort the mage closer to the enemy in a matter of

think a thousand may send

"What do you mean?"

If we walk closer

a thousand is too many?" Sloan rubbed the top of her head with an antennae. A thousand didn't feel like many to her. Then again, she was an ant. "I'll send a

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

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

all communicated with each other for a long

duel the High Blade Balta. He wishes to expunge the shame the creature has

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,