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!]

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 Invidia and Al on the case, our grip on his trail becomes even

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

down a pre-dug tunnel,

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

it's

[Dammit!]

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

those impulses away I sink myself deep into meditation, letting my emotions run cold. I can't afford to get

Do you

I'm not able to catch up

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

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 have a dozen minds out sweeping ahead, hunting for every little skerrick

he's a worm, but he's one

my senses about, trying to determine what has happened. My sense of Jim is

be going to breach

surface?] Crinis

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

for us, as we run and climb our way out of the tunnels our hold on the trail grows ever more faint. By

[Thissss way.]

[You're sure?]

[Alwaysssss sure!]

enough for

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

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

me but under the effect of meditation I allow it to

you know she almost died because of you? Why don't

and I turn my head

[… sorry,] I mumble.