Samudra's Journal

by vren55

Entry 60: The Changelings and Chamelia

So far, we haven’t had any contact with the monsters, but I’ve learnt a lot more about the changeling race.

There’s a good reason why Zagara, Borte and Theraphosia are the leaders of the changelings. They’re the first seven queens and as I guessed, they’ve incredibly powerful and skilled. They’re nowhere near as old as me, but they’ve lived for centuries.

That being said, I’ve been working the most with Chamelia, the youngest daughter of Zagara and her friend, Thera. Thera’s a timid little thing, and not particularly strong, despite being a queen. She is however, highly intelligent and observant. Chamelia on the other hand, is someone to be feared. She like Thera, is intelligent, and oddly merciful. Yet, her mercy isn’t out of naivety, she’s very skilled at cultivating allies and turning enemies into acquaintances.

Most days are quite simple. Since I could walk on land, I would accompany Chamelia and Thera, who acted as her adjutant, in the search for the sea monsters for several days, before going back to the sea to check the progress in the ocean. So far… nothing though.

There are clues though. Araneae, the queen that died, was quite powerful in her own right, but there was little left. The sea monsters seemed to have devoured her, and in doing so, left bite marks. They have very sharp teeth, but an almost pony-like jaw shape… more commonly associated with herbivores.

And oddly enough, there was little left of whatever attacked Araneae. They know it was a sea monster that was armored because of the witnesses, but some must have died to the changeling queen. So either these monsters are intelligent enough to take their corpses back… or the corpses disappeared, which would be preposterous.

The point is, it’s been a long few boring days, but I’m learning something about the changelings, how they are organized, their Council, and their history, which I must say… is pretty bloody, but filled with good lessons.

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Wouldn't Samudra know if the Kellie's disappeared after death?