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!]

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 Invidia and Al on the case, our grip

the tunnels, brushing past numerous demons who we simply knock to the side, unwilling to waste time fighting them. A

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

to reach us in the first place. Any chance we can use it

it's

[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

away I sink myself deep into meditation, letting my emotions run cold. I

you have

too fast. I'm not able to catch up

he doesn't get too far ahead

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

considering he's a

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

going up! He might be going to

Crinis

might be

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 faint. By the time we reach

[Thissss way.]

[You're sure?]

[Alwaysssss sure!]

for

we continue to run as somewhere ahead of us, just below the surface, Jim continues his

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

bubble up within me but under the effect

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

at me with her mind and I turn

[… sorry,] I mumble.