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!]

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

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

down a pre-dug tunnel, master. I can

likely the one he used to reach us in the first place. Any

believe it's

[Dammit!]

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 of these things matter,

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

you

not able to catch up

he doesn't get too far

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

all that surprising, considering he's a worm,

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

up! He might be going

Crinis asks,

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

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 me,

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

hurl the thoughts forward wildly, blasting out 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 face up to your own

cause anger to bubble up within me but under the effect of

let her know why you betrayed her? Did you know she almost died because of you? Why don't you come on back and apologise? My mandibles will

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

[… sorry,] I mumble.