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.”

impossible to tell we’re even

“I can tell. Easily.”

now, or at least have gotten close, but there’s nothing they can do

learn more, I think we are just going to have to level you up, and any other of the ‘templars’ who

aren’t the only templars out there. Two more showed up a while back, so currently I have four silent golden statues

appears eager when she hears my plans to power level them, but Jern doesn’t

to level up,

Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please

at the back of

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

Maybe he feels like he was forced into those fights? That can’t be right, they literally

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

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

has expertise in Classes and other System gobbledygook. Someone with knowledge of religious

Hmmm…

need to

Hmmm…

let there

the matter, all roads lead back to the one-armed

you get Beyn in here?] I sigh. [And Enid as well.

I want sane humans… should I leave Isaac out? Too late, Alis has run off before I was even finished talking, leaving me and

feeling perfectly at ease, as if he were standing in a field watching the crops

of the Silver City?] I

He looks around vaguely.

[It’s nice,] he replies.

long for Alis to return with our most wanted. Before I even see Beyn, I

shout that instruction at you, but I feel

[I’M HONOURED, GREAT ONE!]