Chrysalis

[He's close! We need to get all minds on the job. Try and find his mana signature. It'll be hard, he's good at hiding, so we need to get on this now!]

[Anthony…] Sarah's mind hesitantly reaches out to mine.

[Later,] I tell her brusquely, [I can hear what you have to say later. The Colony won't be dissuaded on this, not after what he did.]

I switch my mind directly to my allies.

[Crinis, reach out through the shadows, cover as much ground as you can.]

I reach back and pat her with one antenna.

[This will be a huge strain on you, so be careful. It's important, but not more important than you are.]

[I understand, master.]

[Al, I need you to help track down this worm.]

[I do not understand. Confusion. What is a worm?]

[It's a type of creature that’s long and burrows through the ground. Just try and find the damn traitor, please?]

[I will try.]

As I've been talking all of my minds have already bent themselves to the task of tracing the mana that Jim wove with such cunning. I refuse to believe he's so good that he can hide all evidence of his weaving.

Wherewherewherewherewherewherewherewherewherewherewhere?!?!

AHA! A sniff!

[This way!] I roar over the mind bridge to my team and we rush northwards. [Crinis! Let's go!]

already vanished into the darkness, her body totally hidden from sight, so I make sure to call to her before I dash forward like a terrier on the trail. He covered his tracks as carefully as only a true coward can, but he can't

rant as we rush through the tunnels, brushing past numerous demons who we simply knock to the side, unwilling

believe he is travelling down a pre-dug tunnel, master. I

sense, most likely the one he used to reach us in the first place. Any chance we can

believe it's collapsing behind

[Dammit!]

have the scent and I sure as hell am not going to let him off that easy. Run! Like the wind, Anthony! A thousand thoughts try to intrude on my mind as we run. I spent time with Jim. He helped me escape from the golgari as well.

my emotions run cold. I can't afford to get distracted when the trail is

Do you have

too fast. I'm not able to catch up

push yourself too hard. As long as he doesn't get too far ahead then

an organ or skill that helps him hide his mana. I know he's not that far away, but I can't seem to grab hold of his core despite the fact that I should be able to sense it at my level of mana sight. I have a dozen minds

considering he's a worm, but he's

I shout as I sense something change. I screech to a halt as I cast my senses about, trying to determine

going up! He might be going to breach the

Crinis asks,

be

for us, as we run and climb our way out of the tunnels our hold on

[Thissss way.]

[You're sure?]

[Alwaysssss sure!]

for

on the plains now, the ground beneath our feet carpeted in battling demon larvae, we continue to run as somewhere ahead of us, just

may not even reach him. [Didn't

up within me but under the

taunt, [you sure you don't want to let her know why you betrayed her? Did you know she almost

with her mind and I turn my head a

[… sorry,] I mumble.