Clayton stood in Verdis Hold's bustling market, his Shedskin morphed into a scavenger's cloak, masking his Verdant Lord aura.
Like this, he looked and seemed harmless, enabling him to blend into the market without attracting attention.
It was the perfect disguise that he wanted. And he grasped it after 3 months of experience, experimenting to find the best way to blend into Earth post the Genesis Protocols.
His Regalia of the Verdant Warden, currently in spear form rested against a vine-woven stall, while his new Artifact, the Thornshade Dagger, a venom-coated Artifact from a Luminous Seed Behemorph kill hung sheathed, its stealth-enhancing hum subtle.
His Heartseed Core pulsed steadily, Architect Aspect cloaked to blend among the Rootbound Clans' pacifist townsfolk.
His Aphid Network, now over 50 minions strong, lurked beyond the Expanse, hunting under Veil of Verdant Shroud, while his Rootsite stood fortified, a distant bastion.
