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.”

man. Go stand somewhere Alis can come meet you. Oh! If

That was odd.

you a bad person? Does Beyn

hate me.

“He loves you?”

would REALLY prefer we did not use that phrasing.

getting dressed, I’ll

Thanks, I appreciate it.

quietly as he could so as not to wake those still sleeping around

the sky, something he was still getting used to. Outside, the light from the Dungeon veins was the same as always. Patrols of humans and ants were constant, and

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

I think I can talk to both of you at the same time…. Yep. I can.

but Alis glared at…

“I’m tired,” she snapped.

He agreed.

got yourselves to blame, showing up all

sighed and

to us who you are? And how are you talking to us? This

Then he thought about it. Then

I mean, that’s my name. Which you’ve probably never heard. The Eldest? The… ugh… ‘Great One’. Does that ring

Great One?” Alis

me Anthony.

Jern frowned.

kneel or

Wait, you

He shrugged. Why not?

according to priest Beyn! They couldn’t

normal circumstances, I probably couldn’t. And I AM on the fourth stratum. As for why… that’s what I want to know! You guys have a Class change or something recently? Something ant related? You’re on

you know where we are?” Alis hissed, eyes darting at the

me having to talk to Beyn. Between the three of us,

That

fiery sermon,

find it hard

understand

you, girl? No? You seem to just

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