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.

life. Not that anyone could tell looking at his face, of course, to the world at large he appeared as stone faced and duty bound as ever. Ever since Morrelia

been lost. It had grown easier to bear over the

horde of demons without armour on, the commander would do his duty and defeat the

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

crashed his fist down on the table as his thoughts

Aurillia burst through the door, his old comrade looked around the

friend and superior, she froze when she saw the hard lines of his

wrong, Titus?" she demanded, using his name in a breach of protocol.

his Legion, she was 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

difficult to concentrate," he admitted as he waved a hand towards the piles of forms

out working hard in the Dungeon?" she

Titus frowned.

doesn't mean I want

she was a young lass? Why would

"Hmph," Titus snorted.

she laid out her concerns. "We've seen her stumbling into camp once every few days, covered in ichor and half dead on her feet. She spends so much time in the field

Titus didn't blink.

she say?" he

and the rest of us should leave off," the

"There it is."

Titus! This is your daughter we're talking about, don't tell me that

that didn't mean he got to overrule

eye, "you don't know what it takes to succeed at that level. If she worked any less, she wouldn't have

much is insane! She could

Titus stated, his tone hard as steel. "I will support her choices. She understands the risks and is willing to shoulder them. I will hear no

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