Chapter 1724 – Return of the Detail

I’m not overly eager to become further acquainted with these pests trying to capture my siblings, but an emphatic message needs to be sent, and I am just the ant to send it.

Besides, I can’t go down to the fifth and deliver sweet, sweet vengeance to the Krath until I’ve finished matters up here. As much fun as I’ve had squashing delvers into the ground and laughing at them, they aren’t exactly the biggest fish my family is dealing with right now. That title is reserved for the slug tribes of the fifth stratum.

And so, the time has arrived to sally forth and put an end to this sorry affair once and for all. At least… it would be.

[Why in the name of heck would I bring you lot with me?]

[You don’t have a choice, unless you want to breach the agreement made by your sibling, Solant,] Chyron tells me.

Ugghhhh. Lousy Solant. Making her lousy agreements.

[W-what do you even hope to achieve out there? Stop my plan? Tip off Green Mountain and get me killed? I have to warn you, trying something like that will make a whole lot of people go down with me.]

Chyron gives me her characteristic scowl while Morrelia and whatshisname look on from behind her. Once they heard I was looking to head back out, they tracked me down depressingly quickly.

[We are to observe you,] Chyron stated.

With her full legion armour on, she’s an intimidating individual, or at least, she would be if I didn’t tower over her to a comical degree. I shoot a secretive glance toward Morrelia, but she only gives me a hint of a shrug.

[We will be travelling with literal battalions of ants and Colony loyalists,] she says, speaking in her official capacity as a Legion officer. [It’s unlikely we will be able to do anything to you at all. Even if we wanted to.]

That’s true enough. However, I can’t shake the feeling they’re after something else entirely.

[Isn’t it a massive waste of time to have a Legion commander and her two highest ranking officers follow me around? I thought we were in the middle of a global crisis or something.]

Chyron folds her arms, looking even more grouchy than usual.

[Part of that emerging global crisis is the existence of your family, and the existence of a giant ant monster who is experiencing the Call. Keeping an eye on the situation is the least we should do.]

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[Us? We’ve been nothing but helpful,] I scoff.

I will conveniently not think of some occasions where the Colony, or I, have been somewhat less than helpful. Judging by her face, the commander is equally as aware of those occasions as I am. Even so, she’s hardly being fair. The Colony has done a heck of a lot of helpful stuff! Not for the Legion, though.

[Fine, you can tag along, just try not to be too annoying or scheme to bring about my death. Alright?]

[No promises,] Chyron says, then turns her back to coordinate with her officers.

Sheesh. There’s no helping some people. Well, at least that’s the only group I need to worry about following me around. Time to get out of here.