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.

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 had been selected

of breath he pushed out the grief that rose within him as his thoughts dwelt on what had been lost. It had grown easier to bear over the years, but only a little. His acute awareness of how fleeting joy could be only made his current appreciation for his daughter all the

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

accounted for, equipped, fed, billeted and kept happy. Promotions, training, Skill development, Class upgrades, managing morale, all of it demanded the

down on the table as

burst through the door, his old comrade looked

of her old friend and superior, she froze when she saw the

his name in

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

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

out working hard in the Dungeon?" she grinned. "I know how proud you

Titus frowned.

course I'm proud, but that doesn't mean I want to hear

was a young lass?

"Hmph," Titus snorted.

real issue and she is clearly pushing up against the boundary," Aurillia grew serious as she laid out her concerns. "We've seen her stumbling into camp once every few days, covered in ichor and half dead on her

Titus didn't blink.

did she say?"

it was her decision and the rest of

"There it is."

daughter we're talking about, don't tell me that

was concerned, but that didn't mean he got to overrule Morrelia's choices. Or the

officer’s training Aurillia," he told her, looking her straight in the eye, "you don't know what it takes to succeed

insane! She

stated, his tone hard as steel. "I will support her choices. She understands

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