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!]

pure 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

simply knock to the side, unwilling to waste time fighting them. A quick right hook from Tiny and a dash is usually enough

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

likely the one he used to reach us in the

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 is this

you have

too fast. I'm not able

as he doesn't get too far ahead then we

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

considering he's a worm, but he's one slippery

to determine what has happened.

up! He might be

Crinis asks,

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

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

[Thissss way.]

[You're sure?]

[Alwaysssss sure!]

enough for me,

feet carpeted in battling demon larvae, we continue to run as somewhere ahead of us, just below the surface,

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

within me

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

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

[… sorry,] I mumble.