Chrysalis

Chapter 1183

What to do? Do I tell them I can’t remember the plan? Would that impact my dignity as the Eldest? Maybe I’ll just play along and hope for the best. What’s the worst that could go wrong?

“Do we all understand?”

“Of course.”

“No problem.”

“Simple.”

….

“It’s straightforward, I like it,” I declare with every scrap of confidence I can muster. “I’ll leave it to you to coordinate with the generals at the front.”

“I understand.”

Solant is all business, solemn and serious as she goes about plying her particular trade. When we arrive, she goes straight to the generals and begins an in-depth conversation about what she wants to do that I immediately lose track of, but they seem to follow okay.

Following that, she moves around the resting troops, ensuring they understand what to do, drawing little diagrams and even running a few drills until she’s happy that they’ll move the way she wants them to.

The entire time, all I hear in my mind is static. This is a problem.

front line as the soldiers, scouts, mages and healers ahead of me prepare to fall back, I still have absolutely no idea

could go poorly. My

you’ll lead the way,” Solant

“O-of course!”

start with an acid barrage? She talked about acid, I’m sure of it…. Or magic? Was I supposed to deploy my domain, or a gravity well? I

when nobody corrects me I take a few more. The troops behind me

a bit more. They creep

I’m worried that I’m moving too slowly, or is it too

I just keep scuttling forward until the ants fighting ahead of me turn and retreat,

NOW WHAT?

Do I strike?

but I hesitate. Would that ruin the plan? I don’t want to unravel the strategy! The whole point

bite. Maybe I should unleash some gravity magic, slow the enemy down for the rest of the

a headache. The monsters are almost on top of me now…

I can think of: I tuck my legs under my body, bury my head in the rock and accept my

the monsters begin to batter at my carapace. Claws scratch, teeth scrape, blows rain down on me ceaselessly. Protected by my absurdly tough, compressed

down, I feel a little more calm knowing that I won’t get instantly annihilated at least. I can feel the ants engaging the enemy around me, acid fills the air, a

I’d love to meet them. In fact, it’s possible a nice acid wash will give my exterior

I’m doing something wrong continues to eat away at me, and every second, I question whether or not I should stick

OOF!

earth elemental just clobbered me with one of its boulders, hard enough to create some cracking in my shell. Lousy sentient

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