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.”

stand somewhere Alis can come meet you. Oh! If you see Beyn,

That was odd.

bad person? Does Beyn hate

No, he doesn’t hate me.

“He loves you?”

did not use

I’m getting dressed, I’ll stand

Thanks, I appreciate it.

coat on as quietly as he could so as not to

used to. Outside, the light from the Dungeon veins was the

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

you at the same time…. Yep. I

shifted his feet but Alis

“I’m tired,” she snapped.

He agreed.

blame, showing up

sighed and pinched

just explain to us who you are? And

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

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

One?”

me

Jern frowned.

we… kneel or

Wait, you believe

He shrugged. Why not?

priest Beyn! They couldn’t

I want

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

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

nodded. That was

a good fiery sermon, though,” he

your boat. I find it hard to enjoy them

understand

No? You seem to just be getting angrier.

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