Chrysalis

My first nap as a tier seven, a deep and satisfying torpor that I luxuriate in. Indeed, life is only complete when one gets their eight hours! I’ve been flat out for way too long, to the point I’ve started to worry that the Torpor Police might disappear me.

That would have caused quite a stir, I’ve no doubt.

They do an incredible job of hiding, those little ninjants, but ever since I picked up the Vestibule, it’s been impossible for them to conceal themselves from me.

Unlike my bodyguards. Whatever it is that they use to create the strange forgetful effect was powerful enough to give me trouble for a little while. Ever since my evolution, though….

I reach out with one leg and poke at the air.

….

I poke again.

….

Another poke, harder this time.

“... Is that really necessary, Eldest?” Protectant complains.

Gweheheheh.

“I just find it fun, how easily I can spot you now.”

The guard smells decidedly unhappy about it.

“We would like to know how you do it,” she grumbles, “out of professional courtesy.”

and

will provide me with Will. As long as the energy is flowing, they’ll be lit up like a christmas tree,

can’t see Protectant with my eyes, or even feel it when I poke her with my leg, or detect the scent when the guards communicate with each other, despite knowing for a fact exactly where they

stealth they’ve achieved is absurd.

fun to prod at them. Poke.

Please stop it,” Guardiant

Heheheheheh.

that I’m tier seven, you all need to make the push to tier six,” I tell the invisible squad of babysitters. “If

evolve, we’ll be able to

whip around and poke her again, with

to hide from already. You need to seriously bump up your stats and combat prowess. That concealment

Just

to drive home the point, then I

be our best bet, but at the same time, we need to be on standby in case they

three of them nod in unison. It’s rewarding having an

along, but we should make sure to contribute to the Colony stockpile, since you three are all maxed out. Let’s go see what

Dungeon! As it turns out, we

stop to let her catch up. “Eldest. They want to see you

I won’t let them get a foothold. I rumble

stillness. The leader, a fairly burly-looking golgari, almost seems happy when he notices

have my strength radiate out around me like this. Weaker

onto the mercenary, then I bring his two followers

soon,] I greet them. [Excellent, excellent. I suppose your hunt was

mind impacts onto their own, and I make a conscious effort to tone

my question, the three of them begin unloading the cargo in their boat, depositing a dozen of the offensively

leader grunted warily. [The Dungeon seems to be spitting them out at quite a rapid clip. We sailed two mountains west and tried our luck, ran

everywhere on this level of the Dungeon. New spawn points