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!]

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 compete with my mind power! Once I put Invidia and Al on the case, our grip on his trail becomes

was that damn worm so nimble?!] I rant as we rush through the tunnels, brushing past numerous demons who we simply knock to the side, unwilling to waste time fighting them. A quick right hook from Tiny and a dash is usually enough to put them in our

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

likely the one he used to reach us in the first place. Any chance we can use it for

believe it's collapsing behind

[Dammit!]

running away! But we 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. He's been Sarah's friend for decades. But none

I sink myself deep into meditation, letting my emotions run cold. I can't afford to get distracted when the trail

you

too fast. I'm not able to catch

As long as he doesn't get too far ahead then we can follow

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 out sweeping ahead, hunting for every little skerrick of energy that leaks beyond the fleeing coward's control and it's barely enough to keep track of

shouldn't be all that surprising, considering he's a worm, but he's one slippery

change. I screech to a halt as I cast my senses about, trying to determine what has happened. My sense of Jim is fading, but not in the way it was previously. The direction has

going up! He might be going to breach the

Crinis

I think he might be leaving the tunnels! Quick! We need to

his way up than it does for us, as we run and climb our way out of the tunnels our hold on the trail grows ever more

[Thissss way.]

[You're sure?]

[Alwaysssss sure!]

enough for me, let's

carpeted in battling demon larvae, we continue to run as somewhere ahead

may or may not even reach him. [Didn't you have something to say?

lack of reply only serves to cause anger to bubble up within me

you betrayed her? Did you know she almost died because of you? Why don't you come on back and apologise? My mandibles will welcome

me with her mind and I

[… sorry,] I mumble.