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!]

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 even tighter.

when 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

down a pre-dug tunnel, master. I can sense it

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

it's collapsing

[Dammit!]

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.

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

Do you have

fast. I'm not able to catch up to

he doesn't get too far ahead then we can follow the

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

he's a worm, but

determine what has happened. My sense of Jim is fading, but not in the way it

might be going to

surface?] Crinis

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

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!]

enough for

we continue to run as somewhere ahead of us,

wave of mind magic which may or may not even reach him. [Didn't you have something to say? Come back! Or are you

bubble up within me but under the effect

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

at me with her mind and I turn my head a little to stare at

[… sorry,] I mumble.