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!]

shadow has 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 compete with my mind power! Once I put

brushing past numerous demons who we simply knock to the side, unwilling

pre-dug tunnel, master. I can sense it

to reach us in the first place. Any chance we

believe it's collapsing

[Dammit!]

course it is. The only thing this idiot is good for is betrayal and 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 of these things matter, they

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

you have

not able to catch up to

As long as he doesn't get too far ahead then we can follow the trail no matter where it

the fact that I should be able to sense it at my level of mana sight. I have a dozen minds out

that surprising, considering he's

screech to a halt as I cast my senses about, trying to determine what has happened. My sense of

be going to

surface?] Crinis asks,

be leaving the tunnels! Quick!

prepared passage speeding him on his way it takes far less time for the worm to wriggle 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!]

for me, let's

ground beneath our feet carpeted in battling demon larvae, we continue to run

wave of mind magic which may or may not even reach him. [Didn't you have

to cause anger to bubble up within me but under the effect of meditation I allow it to flow past

I taunt, [you sure you don't want to let her know why 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

growls at me with her mind and I turn my head a

[… sorry,] I mumble.