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.

world at large he appeared as stone faced and duty bound as ever. Ever

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

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

thousands more auxiliaries needed to be accounted for, equipped, fed, billeted and kept happy. Promotions, training, Skill development, Class upgrades, managing morale, all of it demanded the careful attention of the commander in charge and

on the table as his thoughts

burst through the door, his old comrade looked around the room as if expecting to see

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

she demanded, using his name in

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

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

about your daughter out working hard in the Dungeon?" she grinned. "I know

Titus frowned.

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

little Morrelia who we trained when she was a young lass? Why would we?" the old

"Hmph," Titus snorted.

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 they are rotating three squads to accompany her. She's doing three times the work of a

Titus didn't blink.

did she say?"

was her decision and the rest of us should leave off," the

"There it is."

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

that didn't mean he got to overrule Morrelia's

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

insane! She could

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

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