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.”

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

That was odd.

you a bad person?

he doesn’t hate me. He likes

“He loves you?”

would REALLY prefer we did not

Okay. I’m getting

Thanks, I appreciate it.

a coat on as quietly as he could so as not to wake

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,

poked her in the arm and she glared up at him, a little

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

but Alis glared at… the

“I’m tired,” she snapped.

He agreed.

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

and pinched her

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

about it. Then he nodded. “It doesn’t,”

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

One?” Alis said

me

Jern frowned.

kneel or something?” he asked

you believe

He shrugged. Why not?

They couldn’t possibly

why… that’s what I want

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

through this without me having to talk to Beyn. Between the three of us, he can be a bit…

nodded. That was

good fiery sermon,

your boat. I find it hard to enjoy them

understand that,” Jern

You seem to just be getting angrier. Fine. FINE. Have it your way. Wait a

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