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.”

somewhere Alis can come meet you. Oh! If you see Beyn, do NOT mention that I’m talking to

That was odd.

you a bad person? Does Beyn hate

hate me. He likes

“He loves you?”

prefer we did not use that phrasing.

I’m getting dressed, I’ll stand

Thanks, I appreciate it.

could so as not to wake those

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

Alis found him, similarly stumbling with fatigue. He poked her in the arm and she

of you at the same time…. Yep. I can. Nice. Hey,

shifted his feet but Alis glared

“I’m tired,” she snapped.

He agreed.

to blame, showing up all shiny in my Nave the way you did. I certainly

sighed and

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

Then he thought about

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

Great One?” Alis said

me Anthony.

Jern frowned.

kneel or something?”

Wait, you believe

He shrugged. Why not?

fourth stratum according to priest Beyn! They couldn’t

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 the

are?” Alis hissed, eyes

really prefer we get through this without me having to talk to Beyn. Between the three of us, he can be a

nodded. That was

like a good fiery sermon, though,”

it hard

can understand

you, girl? No? You seem to just be getting angrier. Fine.

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