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

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

regard her directly, the many lenses in his

don’t 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 goal, just the wrong target. But hey, I don’t think I’ll ever convince the people who run your outfit of

least he wasn’t going to hold it against her

I’d like to know,] Anthony continued, [is what you

her on the spot,

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

the Colony, and we’ll do right by

at the Silver

sucked out of the massive monster

Don’t talk about that…. That whole

[Was? So it’s resolved?]

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

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 the

you get any bigger, you’re going to have trouble fitting into the nests,] she observed as they walked toward

just make the tunnels wider,] he dismissed her concerns, and he was probably right. [This is

right,] she said, looking

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

on this above?] she asked. [I assume this isn’t

[The initial invasion force is being prepped above. It’s going to be around a

[A million?!]

stratum, Morrelia,] he told her condescendingly. [We aren’t going to make any progress being

a separate area where a group

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