Chrysalis

Chapter 850

The shadow falls like clouds, like rain;

Creeping dread begins to stain;

Shudder the heart, freeze the brain;

Ring out the laughter, again and again;

Call of you lover, daughter, son;

Sinks into your ears, your will undone;

Forward you step, your soul is wrung;

Cannot resist, Gon has come;

Who can defy that fateful call?

Who can escape the shadows pall?

Forward you go, heedless to stall;

Into the depths to meet the fall;

Lament the brave and pity the meek;

None can flee the song of the freak;

  • Rinnidan children's rhyme.

as stone faced and duty bound as ever. Ever since Morrelia had been selected for accelerated development his

he pushed out the grief that rose within him as his thoughts dwelt on what had been lost. It had grown easier to

from Morrelia and back to the numerous papers scattered across his desk. Administrative work was the backbone of the Legion, and though he would rather charge into a horde of demons without armour on, the commander would do his duty and defeat the enemy that rested on the flat surface before him. Once

happy. Promotions, training, Skill development, Class upgrades, managing morale, all of it demanded the careful attention of the commander in charge and Titus knew just how important each of these were to the successful running of a military force. This was the sort of discipline that the Legion drummed into their officers! It was also something Morrelia would need

crashed his fist down on the table

wrong, commander?" Aurillia burst through the door, his old comrade looked around the room as if expecting to see a lurking

the hard lines of his expression. Though he always looked carved from granite, right now the commander appeared as if he was forged from Abyssal Iron! Knowing him for as long as she had,

his name in a breach of protocol. "Is something

prepared to face his wrath if the moment demanded it. After a long moment where he took hold of his temper, Titus breathed out his tension once more, his expression softening imperceptibly as

difficult to concentrate," he admitted as he waved a hand

hard in the Dungeon?" she grinned. "I

Titus frowned.

that doesn't mean

trained when she was a young lass? Why would we?"

"Hmph," Titus snorted.

against the boundary," Aurillia grew serious as she laid out her concerns. "We've seen her stumbling into camp once every few days,

Titus didn't blink.

she say?"

rest of us should leave off,"

"There it is."

be serious, Titus! This is your daughter we're talking about, don't tell

that didn't mean he got to overrule Morrelia's choices. Or

don't know what it

is insane! She

understands the risks and is willing to shoulder them. I will hear no

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