Chrysalis

“Be careful, Tribune. The monster may attempt to manipulate your thoughts.”

Morrelia frowned.

“I’ve received mental fortitude training and raised my Skills to the commander level,” she said evenly. “I will of course remain vigilant nevertheless. Thank you for your diligence, Legionary.”

[What’d he say?] Anthony’s voice echoed in her mind.

[They’re still worried you’ll manipulate me,] she sighed.

[I mean… is it possible to communicate in any way without allowing for the chance of manipulation? I’ve seen what the brathian do to people with just words. It’s not pretty.]

[You know as well as I do that a mind bridge allows for more than just communication. How did you defeat Garralosh again?]

[Ugh… I’d rather not remember, to be honest; that was nasty. Alright, this is the place.]

The ants’ forward operating base wasn’t anything special, yet. There were hundreds of carvers still working on it, and she knew full well what miracles they could accomplish.

[Are there really rooms in there for us?] she asked, a little sceptical.

[Of course! We’re an accommodating group of insects. Unlike your Legion.]

Morrelia felt a pang in her chest.

[Are you thinking of the bolts we shot at you?]

[Of course I am! While I was falling out of the sky as well. That’s such a cheap shot.]

a

for it. The stated purpose of the Legion is to protect people from the Dungeon, and to that end, they’ve determined you shouldn’t be allowed

directly, the many lenses in his

doing what you think is best to protect people. It’s the right goal, just the wrong target. But hey, I don’t think I’ll ever convince the people who run your outfit of that, so it is

relief. At least he wasn’t going to hold it against her personally, but

continued, [is what you think. Am I a threat to

him to put her on the spot, hitting right at the

stand firm against the Dungeon since the Cataclysm. There is tremendous value in it, yet… I still struggle

do right by the Colony, and

happened at

was sucked out of the massive monster and

talk about that…. That whole mess

[Was? So it’s resolved?]

by a long shot. But that’s not why you’re

quickly right next to her was unnerving, to say the

to have trouble fitting into the nests,] she observed as they walked toward the entrance to

and he was probably right. [This is what you came for, right? You want to know

said, looking around

of ants, hard at work on a myriad of tasks around her. It was clear the Colony

many are working on this above?] she

force is being prepped above. It’s going to be

[A million?!]

aren’t going to make any

area where a group of ants were tending to hundreds of… strange… wobbly

[I love these guys. I don’t know why they