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.”
somewhere Alis can come meet you. Oh! If you see Beyn, do NOT mention
That was odd.
you a bad person?
he doesn’t hate me. He likes me too
“He loves you?”
would REALLY prefer we did not use that
getting dressed, I’ll
Thanks, I appreciate it.
a coat on as quietly as he could so as not to wake those still sleeping around him before he
ground, no sun that travelled across 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 several gave him odd looks as he ducked low under the door frame and
with fatigue. He poked her in the arm and she glared up at him, a little
at the same time…. Yep. I
feet but Alis
“I’m tired,” she snapped.
He agreed.
showing up all shiny in my Nave the way
sighed and
you perhaps just explain to us who you are? And how are you talking to us? This doesn’t
he thought about it. Then he nodded. “It doesn’t,” he
my name. Which you’ve probably never heard. The Eldest?
Great One?”
me Anthony.
Jern frowned.
we… kneel or
you
He shrugged. Why not?
to priest Beyn! They couldn’t possibly talk to
As for why… that’s what I want to know! You guys have a Class change or something recently? Something ant related? You’re
we are?” Alis
through this without me having to talk to Beyn. Between the three of us, he can be a
That
a good fiery sermon, though,” he
hard to enjoy them since I’m typically the
understand
about you, girl? No? You seem to just be getting angrier. Fine. FINE.
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