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 deep

protect people from the Dungeon, and to that end, they’ve

regard her directly, the many

to apologise or anything, you don’t run the Legion. I get that you lot are doing what you think is best to protect people. It’s the right goal, just the

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

I’d like to know,] Anthony continued, [is what you think. Am I a threat to

take long for him to put her on the spot, hitting right at the

the Dungeon since the Cataclysm. There is tremendous value in it, yet… I still struggle to imagine the Colony

do right by the Colony, and we’ll do right

what happened at the

out of the massive monster and he slumped to the

about that…. That whole mess was disturbing

[Was? So it’s resolved?]

muttered darkly, [not by a long shot. But that’s not why

quickly right next to her was unnerving, to say the least. It was hard to believe this was the same creature

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

dismissed her concerns, and he was probably right. [This is what you came for, right? You want to know how we’re going down

she said, looking around

were thousands of ants, hard at work on a myriad of tasks around her. It was clear the Colony was only beginning to

on this above?] she

not!] he barked a laugh. [The initial invasion force is being prepped above. It’s going to be

[A million?!]

aren’t going to

group of

I don’t know why