In the rolling green hills approximately 2,300 kilometers northwest of the academy.
A dozen or so enormous insectoid shadows flashed across the dim sky, flying down into the pale red stone houses of various sizes and rugged styles below.
"High Priest! Tribe Leaders Fei Yu and Fei Ling."
The Insect-man on duty saw the arrivals and his face immediately filled with reverence. He bowed low from the waist in a formal Insect-man salute.
Each Insect Master of the Red Centipede Tribe controlled one or more subordinate tribes, and the common Insect-men called them Tribe Leaders.
Fei Lie gave a slight nod but didn't reply, instead leading his swarm of Soul Beasts between the buildings paved with gray flagstones.
"High Priest."
"Greetings, High Priest."
