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.]

took a

Legion is to protect people from the Dungeon, and

directly, the many lenses in his eyes gleaming at

expect you 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

sighed in relief. At least he wasn’t going to hold

know,] Anthony continued, [is what you

put her on

she said. [The wisdom of 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

Colony, and we’ll do right

what happened at the

all the energy was sucked out of the massive

talk about that…. That whole mess was

[Was? So it’s resolved?]

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

recovered his bounce alarmingly quickly, springing back up onto the tips of his legs. To have such a large monster moving so quickly right next to her was unnerving, to say

have trouble fitting into the nests,] she

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

right,] she said,

on a myriad of tasks around her. It was clear the Colony was only beginning to muster the might of their industry to approach this

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

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

[A million?!]

going to make any progress being half-hearted about it. Here, take a look at

walked over to a separate area where a group of ants

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