Chrysalis

Chapter 1208

Jern woke with a start.

“What was that?” he mumbled sleepily.

It’s me.

“Who’s me?” he wondered as he rubbed at his eyes.

Anthony.

“Who’s Anthony? Can I go back to sleep, Anthony?”

You were asleep? Sorry about that. I don’t sleep much.

“So… can I?”

No. Well… you can in a second, I just need your attention for a minute. Two minutes. Look, I’ll be honest with you, five minutes probably, then you can go back to sleep.

“I’m really tired, Anthony. Can this wait until the morning?”

I mean… it could? But I’ve already woken you up, so we may as well do this now. Can you go and get your friend?

“Wha… what? Which friend?”

The other golden glowy person. The girl.

“Alis?”

Sure.

“You don’t know?”

Well, I haven’t spoken to her yet, I figured I’d just talk to one of you and then you could get the other.

“She’s… she’s in the girls’ dorm. I can’t go in there.”

Dammit. Look. Just put some pants on or whatever and I’ll get her to meet you outside. I want you to be able to talk to each other while I figure this out.

Jern blinked a few times and rubbed at his eyes again. The fuss over the new Class he and Alis had unlocked had gone on for ages, and frankly, he was exhausted. He didn’t need this right now. He looked down.

“I’m already wearing pants.”

come meet you. Oh! If you see Beyn, do

That was odd.

you a bad person? Does

doesn’t hate me.

“He loves you?”

would REALLY prefer we did not use that phrasing.

getting dressed,

Thanks, I appreciate it.

on as quietly as he could so as not

Dungeon veins was

found him, similarly stumbling with fatigue. He poked her in the arm and she glared up at him, a little

at the same time…. Yep. I can.

but Alis glared

“I’m tired,” she snapped.

He agreed.

got yourselves to blame, showing up all shiny in my Nave the way

and pinched

you are? And how

wondered. Then he thought about it.

name. Which you’ve probably never heard. The Eldest? The… ugh… ‘Great One’.

Great One?” Alis said

Call me Anthony.

Jern frowned.

we… kneel or something?”

Wait, you believe

He shrugged. Why not?

to priest Beyn! They couldn’t possibly talk to us! And why would they

stratum. As for why… that’s what I want to know! You guys have

where we are?” Alis hissed, eyes darting

talk to Beyn. Between the three of us, he

That was

a good fiery sermon,

floats your boat. I find it hard to enjoy them since

understand that,” Jern

it. How about you, girl? No? You seem to just be getting

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