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

That was odd.

are you a bad person? Does

wish. No, he doesn’t hate me.

“He loves you?”

REALLY prefer we did not use that phrasing.

I’m getting dressed, I’ll

Thanks, I appreciate it.

could so as not to wake those still sleeping around him before he crept to

nighttime beneath the 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

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

I can talk to both of you at the

feet but Alis

“I’m tired,” she snapped.

He agreed.

sorry I woke you up! Sheesh! You’ve only got yourselves to blame, showing up all shiny in my

and pinched

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

doesn’t?” Jern wondered. Then he thought about it. Then he nodded. “It doesn’t,”

never heard. The

Great One?”

me

Jern frowned.

kneel or

you believe

He shrugged. Why not?

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

what I want to know! You guys have a Class change or something recently? Something ant related? You’re

are?” Alis hissed, eyes darting

to talk to Beyn. Between the three of us, he can be a

nodded. That

like a good fiery

find it hard

can understand that,” Jern

about you, girl? No? You seem to just be getting angrier. Fine. FINE. Have it your

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