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!]

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

was that damn worm 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

tunnel, master. I can sense

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

believe it's collapsing

[Dammit!]

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, they count

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

you

able to catch up

far

have purchased an organ or skill that helps him hide his mana. 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 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 enough to keep track

surprising, considering he's a worm, but he's

as I cast my senses about, trying to determine what has happened. My sense

up! He might be going to breach

Crinis

the plains! I think he might be leaving

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

[Thissss way.]

[You're sure?]

[Alwaysssss sure!]

for me, let's

plains now, the ground beneath our feet carpeted in battling demon larvae, we continue to run as somewhere ahead of us,

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

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

to 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

I turn my

[… sorry,] I mumble.