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!]

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

so nimble?!] I rant as we rush through the tunnels, brushing past numerous demons who we simply knock to the side, unwilling to waste

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

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

believe it's

[Dammit!]

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

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

you

too fast. I'm not able to catch up to

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

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

he's a worm, but

halt as I cast my senses about, trying to determine what has happened. My sense of Jim is fading, but not

He might be going to breach

surface?] Crinis asks,

he might be leaving the tunnels! Quick! We

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

[Thissss way.]

[You're sure?]

[Alwaysssss sure!]

enough for

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

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

reply only serves to cause anger to bubble up within me but under the effect of meditation I allow it

you betrayed her? Did you know she almost died because

with her mind and I turn my head a little to

[… sorry,] I mumble.