Chapter 437
While the ant, who didn’t seem to have or want a name, disappeared into the underground, I felt my tail twitch, an involuntary expression of both confusion and happiness. I couldn’t say that I was sure that she understood everything that I wanted her to, but I did know that we'd made steps in the right direction, and that was good enough for now. The colony, or Queen, or whatever they were called, knew that I existed and would potentially be taking steps to work with me. I turned to stride back towards Sybil, though [Tremor Sense] had alerted me that she’d walked a little bit closer during my conversation. Not so close as to put the children in any form of danger, but close enough to maybe hear a large portion of my side of the conversation.
“What shall I do to serve in this budding relationship we have with the ants?“ My mate’s immediate question drew a small smile to my face as she remained my Zaaktifi, my most trusted companion.
“There’s nothing for you to do right now. Effectively, they wanted us to start hunting some other, different races of ants, the ones they’ve been feeding to the wolfstags. To that, I told her they hadn’t given us any real reason to begin this new fight other than because they asked me to. I told her she should go talk to her queen to come back with some real benefits, and she agreed to do so. That’s about where we are.”
“Very well, Zaaktif. Please inform me if there is anything that your Zaaktifi need do for you.”
“But of course, my mate.“ I leaned down on her shoulder, purposefully, bringing myself in contact with the squirming babies as I did so. Ragzak tried to chew on my chest as I did so, making me laugh. “I’m sure this isn’t the only thing that you wanted to bring to my attention. After all, before, you’d mentioned several things that needed my input?“
“I know that Iituli, the male half of the Alpha from Tala, was looking for you. He had some questions regarding courtship as well as the steps to take in order to evolve to become Keel.”
“Interesting. I’ll find some time for him, but that’s not pressing. What else?”
“Shraal and the Unbroken Blade’s priesthood wishes to speak with you. In just these last weeks, they have made massive steps in progress on the construction of the temple. As Nievtala’s chosen voice, your approval and assent is necessary in every step of the process, or so I have been told. Beyond that, the Huntmaster, Militia’s Superintendent, and General wanted to speak specifically about how we are going to act with the migration of the thickfeathers as they return south for the summer. To be discussed in that same meeting is what our course of action will be with respect to any possible escapees from the Misti Hawar.”
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