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!]

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

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

a pre-dug tunnel,

in the first place. Any chance we can

believe it's collapsing behind

[Dammit!]

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

emotions run cold. I can't afford to get distracted when the trail is this faint and

you have

I'm not able to catch

as he doesn't get too far ahead then

his core despite the fact that I should be able to

be all that surprising, considering he's a worm, but he's one slippery

determine what

might be going

surface?] Crinis asks,

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

for the worm to wriggle his way up than it does for us, as we run and climb our way out of the

[Thissss way.]

[You're sure?]

[Alwaysssss sure!]

for

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

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

lack of reply only serves to cause anger to bubble up within me but under the effect of meditation I allow it to

her? Did you

growls at me with her mind and I turn my head

[… sorry,] I mumble.