Chrysalis

[So… you guard my sanctum? What the heck does that mean?]

[We don’t know,] Alis replies, [that’s just what the description says.]

She seems to be finding her equilibrium again, though she oscillates between being unwilling to look at me, and a feisty stare.

The only sanctum I can think of involves a great deal of torpor, willing and unwilling. Given the appearance of these two within the Nave, I’m guessing that qualifies as the sanctum named in their Class description, but how the heck do they defend it? Defend it from what?!

The mere fact that the Class describes them as ‘defenders’ means the Nave can be attacked in some way, right? The implication is pretty clear. It’s kind of worrying that the possibility exists and I have no idea how it’s done, but at least I have some measure of protection. Hopefully.

[From my perspective, I can see a possible ‘sanctum’, but I have no idea how you protect it. Do you two have any clues?]

Jern and Alis look at each other briefly before Jern rolls his shoulders and turns back to me.

[No clue,] he says simply.

He’s direct, this guy. I like him, even if he’s way too stubborn.

[I can say this…] he begins slowly, [I think I feel stronger while I’m around you.]

[You what? You feel stronger?]

He nods, and Alis hesitantly agrees.

[Being close to you is empowering us in some way.]

Dammit. I know what’s coming next.

“We should keep these two around, Eldest,” Protectant whispers to me from the Shadows. “They could help defend you.”

“I’m not increasing the number of babysitters! I already have you twenty and that’s pushing the limits.”

tell we’re even here,”

“I can tell. Easily.”

have figured it out by now, or at least have gotten close,

are just going to have to level you up, and any other of the ‘templars’ who show

but they aren’t the only templars out there. Two more showed up a while back, so

when she hears my plans to power level

don’t want to level

from Royal Road. If you read

the back of his

fighting that much,] he admits. [I’ll do it when I

literally go on a crusade? Maybe he feels like he was forced into those fights? That

thing we aren’t short of here in the Dungeon, it's monsters that need whacking. It shouldn’t be that hard to pump the two

capabilities of their Classes and the affiliated Skills. Not like a monster, who evolves and that’s pretty much it. I mean, it takes time to learn how to

and other System gobbledygook. Someone with knowledge of religious

Hmmm…

there anyone else? I need to think

Hmmm…

let there

I think on the matter, all roads lead back to

I sigh. [And Enid

with more sane humans. Wait… if I want sane humans… should I leave Isaac out? Too late, Alis has run off

if he were standing in a field watching the crops grow rather than a metal warehouse with a

the Silver

He looks around vaguely.

[It’s nice,] he replies.

return with our

ME. Yes, I did shout that instruction at you, but I feel like you deserve

[I’M HONOURED, GREAT ONE!]