For a few seconds Clotho was quiet, but she made her mind up quickly.  [color=9F8170]
“You're not so bad yourself.  A being of your obvious power would be most interesting indeed to my Master.  For now, we should work together to ensure the elimination of the dwarves.”[/color]  Pieces of chitinous brown were starting to poke through her burgundy flesh.  Already her armor was beginning to regrow.  As the carapace regenerated, it gave the swarm queen a strange, half-complete look.  [color=9F8170]”After that, I'm sure that my Master would be most eager to speak to you.”[/color]

At that moment a Lambent appeared from the tunnel down which Clotho had previously come.  It chittered a message into her ear before buzzing off.  [color=9F8170]”My partner has arrived with supplies.  The dwarf exploration should be dealt with now.  I enthralled two of them and sent them back to deliver false reports; our operation is secure for the time being.  Follow me to the staging area.”[/color]  Clotho took off, and hovered a way in front of Xahillion.  Once the two had begun to move, Clotho started talking again.  [color=9F8170]”Tell me about yourself and why you're hear.”[/color]