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

from the

regard her directly, the many lenses in his eyes

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 wrong target. But hey,

he wasn’t going to hold

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

didn’t take long for him to put her on the

Legion has helped us stand firm against the Dungeon since the Cataclysm. There is tremendous value in it, yet… I still struggle to imagine the Colony turning on

by the Colony, and we’ll do right

at the Silver

an instant, all the energy was sucked out of the massive monster and he

That whole

[Was? So it’s resolved?]

a

monster moving so quickly right next to her was unnerving, to say the least. It was

get any bigger, you’re going to have trouble fitting into the nests,] she

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

right,] she said, looking around

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

many are working on this above?] she asked. [I

is being prepped above.

[A million?!]

to make any progress being half-hearted about it. Here, take

walked over to a separate area where a group of ants

love these guys. I don’t know