Chaos-Two watched the faint shadow of their clutch-mate leave, ears pricked forward. They hoped that they'd put the seed of doubt in Zoisite's mind. They seemed caring and smart, and if they'd picked well, perhaps the insectoid spawn would start to wonder as Chaos-Two did.
The tawny gembound stood up and spun, tamping down their bed before laying down again, kneading at the grasses and soft leaves beneath them in thought. They wanted the others to think, to wonder, to question and be curious about things like they did.
But then again, they knew they were naive, that they didn't know what Vargas was protecting them all from. They didn't know a lot of things, but maybe they ought to learn.
With that, they fell asleep, questions floating in their mind.
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